Issues & Advice

Invite local rec team players to be ball boys/girls at your game, play catch on the field with the players after the game, be honorary players for the day and march out on the field with them. Whether you’re a parent, player, coach, alum or fan, you have the power to enrich the lives of […]

Look around your team. Do you enjoy the people on your team? Are they people you respect? Can you learn from them? My kids stuck with one team throughout their age group years from kindergarten through high school graduation. The pool was close to our home and we’ve had excellent coaches throughout the years. We […]

Check only for purpose. Checking just for the sake of a hit is seldom of value and creates risk of self-injury, missed checks and open opposition players, as well as penalties. These Golden Rules are the key items players should be striving to master as they progress up through the ranks to high school and […]

“The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move.” I read the following quote from Justin Su’a (@justinsua) on twitter, “Every day recommit to the things that matter most. You empower yourself when your priorities are in line. If you really want it, you’ll […]

When you begin to struggle or even gain time, it can be heartbreaking – but that is all part of the process. Plateaus. They are one of the most miserable facets of being a competitive swimmer. Everyone experiences them at one point or another, but they are a special kind of pain when you are […]

Tackle football uniquely integrates these values due to the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical requirements of the sport. In February of 2018, a legislative measure AB 2108 (the Safe Youth Football Act-California) was created but failed to be submitted to the committee for consideration because of the efforts of the Save Youth Football Coalition (Save Youth […]

No matter what the situation or circumstance, you always demand your best because you take pride in how you swim. Today, I want to provide you with the core concepts I discuss with my NCAA- and national team-level swimmers when we talk about how to foster the best kind of mindset possible for meet day. […]

You know you’ve done your job well when they can clearly talk about the one concept you’ve taught them at this practice. The biggest challenge that is faced by coaches is consistently providing an engaging and fun environment for their players. In providing a quality training session soccer coaches assist players to unconsciously improving an array of […]