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A Letter to the Undrafted Free Agents
May 1, 2019
I probably could have called it a day right then and there and just cut my losses. It’s not like I had a spare pair of cleats in my gym bag. To Every Guy Who Went Undrafted This Weekend, I never got invited to the NFL combine. I had some decent stats at Hofstra, but […]
Make the Ones You Hate to Miss
May 1, 2019
Good putting is a lot more mental than physical. Not a lot can go wrong with your stroke on a six-footer—it’s a fairly short and quiet motion. A six-footer is by no means a gimme, but it’s still short enough that it stings when it doesn’t go in. To make more of these, start by locking […]
What Makes a Great Team Captain?
April 29, 2019
Make the players around you better. You do this by doing all of the earlier key points and encouraging your teammates There are different types of leaders but I believe the best know how to lead by example, communicate well and when they give you a compliment you feel taller and stronger. In this OSA […]
Making History With the Only Female-Led All-Girls Soccer Club in St. Louis and Illinois
April 28, 2019
As much as soccer has exploded within the last decade, it is hard to believe that not only are there very few youth soccer clubs with all-girl players Former U.S. Women’s National Team player, World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist, Lori Chalupny, has joined forces with the head coach of Fire and Ice Soccer Club, […]
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Five Ways to Prevent Entitlement in Youth Sports
April 28, 2019
Coaches, mentors, teachers have the undivided attention of a team more than anyone else in the athletes’ lives so take advantage of that.  Entitlement is unfortunately becoming more prevalent in youth sports today, and we have no one to blame but ourselves. What exactly is Entitlement? Easily put it’s the feeling of having the right to something. In […]
The Secret to Fulfilling Our Potential as a Soccer Nation
April 28, 2019
As a young child, on no other place than the soccer fields did I feel content and comfortable with my athletic body and ferocious desire to compete One of the slides I often use in presentations to soccer coaches, parents and club directors depicts the various issues/problems/inefficiencies with our youth soccer landscape.  We discuss the […]
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2019 College Field Hockey Camps
April 26, 2019
Attending college field hockey camps can offer many benefits, including quality training, exposure to college coaches and possibly checking out a college that you may end up attending. College field hockey camps are an important part of the college recruiting process, but it can take a significant amount of research and preparation to find the […]
Softball Player With Cerebral Palsy Epitomizes Love of the Game
April 26, 2019
“We just wanted to figure out a way for her to get around all the bases and give her a chance to have fun, get out there, swing it,” he said. Her grin is the first thing most people notice about Reese Ramirez. “When I met her, she was smiling ear to ear,” Rudy Mendoza, Reese’s […]
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Playing It Safe
April 25, 2019
Officials play a very important role and it really is critical that our on-ice officials enforce the USA Hockey standard of play in all areas of the game, including body contact and body checking. No one wants to see anyone get hurt on the ice. As officials, it’s our job to make sure players, coaches […]
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How to Motivate Your Child Out of a Slump
April 25, 2019
Do everything you can to keep that from happening because the lesson he will learn from this experience will help shape his character for life. If you have a child in youth sports, then you know that kids sometimes get into a slump. The question is how to motivate your child out of that slump. The […]
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