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The Importance of Team Building Activities
May 21, 2019
They’re kids. They’ll grow as teammates, but they also have a great opportunity to grow as friends through football. 
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Late Bloomers: Perception vs. Reality
May 21, 2019
Most athlete development experts suggest that it’s much better to move at the correct pace in your development process and not try to artificially speed it up. Q&A WITH COLLEGE HOCKEY INC. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIKE SNEE Speed is such a critical component of today’s game.But when it comes to player development and preparing for the […]
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Overcoming Performance Fears and Blocks In Gymnastics
May 21, 2019
Whether the gymnast is aware of these or not, there are four major sources of fear in the gym which feed balking and lost skills.  In everything that we do, we learn by making mistakes and failing. In most other sports, this learning process is non-eventful. You miss a shot, hit a ball into the […]
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Coaching Youth Baseball Demands You Prioritize Fun for Players
May 21, 2019
The result of the game should be meaningless to you. If you are in it for trophies, resign immediately and let another coach take over. When I asked my old boss how I should grade myself as a youth baseball coach, he said, “That’s easy.  How many kid play next year?  If they all play, […]
‘Where It All Started’: Why Saquon Barkley Returned to Penn State to Host Youth Football Camp
May 21, 2019
But the commercials, endorsement deals and fame hasn’t changed the fact that Barkley enjoys returning to his roots. Saquon Barkley heard it all Saturday. You’re my idol. You’re my favorite player. I want to be like you. Barkley — always humble, typically smiling — deflected praise all day at Holuba Hall, where he hosted 600 kids at […]
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What’s Your Parenting Style: Sherpa, Snowplow or Drone?
May 20, 2019
A sherpa is the guide for the mountain-climbing journey and their goal is to see that the climber reaches the top, or their peak. Are you a sherpa, snowplow or drone parent? I recently read an article, spurred by the recent college admission scandals, that examined these parenting styles. If you haven’t heard about them, catch […]
How to Become a Football Coach – Getting Certified
May 19, 2019
Both offensive and defensive line coaches will benefit from this information as well as skill position coaches through consistent terminology and core techniques. Whether new to coaching or a seasoned veteran, the best football coaches are always learning. This includes discovering new aspects of the game as well as mastering key foundational skills. As a […]
Nothing Grows in the Comfort Zone
May 19, 2019
If someone at that level, with all her accomplishments and championships wasn’t afraid to get out of her comfort zone so she could grow, the rest of us shouldn’t be either. Came across a version of the headline of this post yesterday in another context this week and thought “How appropriate for fastpitch softball!” Of […]
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How to Teach Gymnastics to Children
May 16, 2019
The key is to make stretching something they want to do, not just something they have to do. Every gymnastics coach has his own training methods, but all top children’s coaches share the same priorities: They make safety No. 1 and fun a close second. Through gymnastics classes, children learn to follow instructions, build their […]
Simple Advice for Dealing With Youth Soccer Tryout Season
May 16, 2019
Coaches who think they can figure out which kids have good attitudes and coachability from a couple of tryout sessions with 80 kids on the field are kidding themselves. Tryouts stink. Let’s not kid ourselves and pretend. Reducing children to numbers and putting them in artificial playing environments is not a fun thing to do. […]
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