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Keeping the Joy in Youth Sports
January 20, 2019
Studies have shown that the #1 reason players quit youth sports is that it isn’t fun anymore By now I’m sure many of you have seen this video that went viral after last weekend (January 2019 for those reading this much later). It’s UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi scoring a perfect 10 on her floor routine during […]
Can’t Microwave Development
January 20, 2019
If you are willing to pay the price each and every day then in the long run, you will pass the many who are just looking for a microwave process. Stay the course and pay the rent every day. Too often I see players that have an unrealistic view on how a true development process […]
Swimming … What I Know Now
January 18, 2019
Coaches, athletes and officials should never underestimate the power and influence kindness can be for others, especially when we truly never know what an individual may be going through. I never knew that when I jumped into the pool for the first time at age 5 that swimming would have such a profound and lifelong […]
A Hall of Famer’s Perspective on How to Play Better Beach Volleyball
January 18, 2019
Taking a quick look at the opposing defender before hitting allows you to make a better decision about where to put the ball, but you don’t want to look too early. I used to think Angela Rock was taller. That was before I met her. We both went to San Diego State years ago, and […]
Hockey Girls
How Sports Helped Transform These Young Girls Into Confident Adults
January 17, 2019
Three rookie hockey players boosted their self-esteem and confidence through competition, teamwork
The Flinstones Vitamins Approach to Coaching
January 17, 2019
Coaches and parents can try these five tips to keep practices fun
Three Pros and Cons of Small and Large Teams
January 17, 2019
There may not be the bond of a small team where all the swimmers know each other, their siblings and parents. When parents are researching teams for their kids, there are many factors to consider. One is location, the coaches, if the team’s goals and objectives match their swimmer’s — and also the size of […]
Dedication, Diversity and Talent
January 17, 2019
As anyone in the youth hockey world knows, the players and the families both need to be dedicated to make the season work. In the recent years ice hockey in California has taken off. Players from the state are getting drafted and playing in the NHL at a rate that I am sure that the […]
Letter to My Younger Self
January 17, 2019
Yes, my body is failing. But my mind is not giving up. The way I look at it is, as I lose physical abilities, that strength doesn’t leave me. It just gets transferred Dear 22-year-old Tim, I want to tell you some things I think you, a senior linebacker at Penn State, should know — […]
Joe Bertagna’s Hockey Life Always Fun, Never an Obligation
January 15, 2019
Through all of his experiences over the years, Bertagna is still as enthusiastic about hockey as he was when he first got into the sport. The longtime administrator has been involved in hockey almost all his life During a six-year span in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Joe Bertagna had the honor of being […]
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