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Top 10 Coaching Mistakes at Softball Practice
April 4, 2018
Coaches need to make sure each player knows their position and responsibilities during situational play. Coaches need to make sure each player knows their position and responsibilities during situational play.  Coaching a team on any level is far from easy. There are countless hours spent off the field thinking about and working on your craft. […]
Open Water Swim Sighting– Technique, Drills & Tips to Swim Straight
April 4, 2018
Right hand to left hand and remember to finish each side equally. Don’t let your form slip. It is the best skill for swimming straight. “It is only with the heart one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye” – The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery Your nemeses . . […]
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Detroit Ice Dreams Provide a Place to Play Hockey
April 3, 2018
Opportunities to try the sport can be rare in inner-city Detroit
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Three Ways to Develop Player Ambition
April 2, 2018
Remind them there is nothing more satisfying than to invest yourself in a goal. Whether or not you accomplish it, you will be thankful for all of your effort. “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.“ ~Socrates I’d […]
There’s a Place You Can Go
April 2, 2018
For me, hockey has always been much more than a game. It’s a place you can go to forget about everything in the world for a while, where there’s no pain and no problems. Everything is just pure fun. The stuff I want to talk about isn’t easy. So I’m going to start with a […]
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Reflection at the End of a Swim Season
April 2, 2018
That is my takeaway from this swim season – reveling in and enjoying the journey that my children are on – the friendships they have and will form – the goals they’ll accomplish and where they will fall short. I arrived home from work on Monday ready to drive the swim team carpool. Only to remember – […]
Who’s Coaching the Coaches?
March 29, 2018
You need to lead them to reach their potential, not the potential you envision for them. If you don’t, you are only reaching a select few, and never to the level they can achieve.
Dad, What Have You Learned?
March 29, 2018
Dad, what have we learned about ourselves? And more importantly, how are we applying what we’ve learned? It was only his first year coaching his son’s T-ball team, and this dad was already at the end of his rope. He was frustrated and losing patience with the kids on the team. He’d played baseball at […]
Learning to Compete
March 29, 2018
“When she wins, I am disappointed that I did not win, but I am happy for her success. I know that I will work harder the next day in practice so that the next time I will win.” From the age of seven, my passion has been competitive swimming. I have always loved the water, […]
Tennis Tips and tricks to Improve Your Tennis Game
March 29, 2018
If you hold your wrist back as you prepare for shots, you are able to align the strings so that they contact the ball sooner. You’ll thus hit the ball much earlier, the contact point out in front of your body. Are you a tennis player looking to up your game? These tennis tips and […]
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