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Five Signs Your Club Is Ready for a Change
April 16, 2019
Don’t keep letting the great ones go without making some changes. Personal reasons, moving to another state, career changes, are unavoidable. Toward the finish line of the season, it is recommended that club directors run some checks and balances to evaluate if your club is running on all cylinders, and identify the changes that can […]
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Remembering Our Purpose: An Open Letter to Youth Coaches
April 16, 2019
Find the fun in fundamentals or be prepared for a long season. Reward creativity. Dish out praise. Build confidence levels. Find your inner kid. Dear Coaches: In roughly a month’s time, the opportunity of a lifetime will present itself to you, bringing with it a treasure trove of exhilaration, inspiration, and gratification. This unheralded adventure […]
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“Mission Tampa” A Success for Blind Hockey
April 15, 2019
I guess I was simply having too much fun and feeling very comfortable out on the ice.  After the national anthems were sung, it was GAME ON once again!
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Don’t Hinder Youth Sports by Criticizing Officials
April 11, 2019
You’ve probably seen the sign, on the internet if not in real life. It reads: Reminders From Your Child: I’m a KID It’s Just a GAME My Coach is a VOLUNTEER The Officials are HUMANS NO College Scholarships will be Handed Out Today The weather has been more of a factor in disrupting the spring […]
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Coaching Q-and-A: Northeastern’s Berman Praises Small-Area Games, Warns Against Early Specialization
April 11, 2019
Managing their emotions on a daily basis is really important. The skill level piece of teaching the game, how every kid is on a different level – every kid learns at a different pace and every kid is motivated by something a little bit different. Coaching Q-and-A: Northeastern’s Berman praises small-area games, warns against early […]
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The State of Athleticism in Youth Hockey
April 10, 2019
It’s not just happening in hockey. It’s happening in all youth sports. It’s happening at home, too – screen time is through the roof with iPads, phones, computers, Fortnite and so on. Can your kid do a right-handed cartwheel? A somersault? Can they throw a baseball or a football? Do they know how to skip? […]
12 Coaching Points to Build the Player-Coach Relationship
April 9, 2019
Be careful about the use of humor. It’s been said that there is truth in comedy, and too much humor and sarcasm can hurt a relationship. The way we motivate our players is as important to what we do as our technical and strategic knowledge of football. There are many motivational concepts, philosophies and even […]
What Happened the Day My Son Got His First Ever at Bat…
April 9, 2019
As I was watching him celebrate from across the field, with tears running down my face, I realized this is what Little League should be about. So, my 9-year-old son Kiefer was diagnosed about 4 years ago with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It’s the worst kind there is. While we still battle our moments of sadness, […]
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Your Guide to 2019 College Volleyball Camps
April 9, 2019
Find a complete list of college volleyball camps near you, and identify which camp is the right one for you to attend. College volleyball camps are a great way to improve your game and get evaluated by coaches. To help you find the right camp, NCSA has compiled a definitive list of every 2019 college […]
You Were Made for This Moment
April 8, 2019
Realize and embrace that your role is way more important than teaching technique or winning races and meets. We are nearing the end  of March Madness, basketball’s version of swimming championships. This led to an interesting conversation about if a coach is that critical in the performance of athletes in all sports. Being a sports […]
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