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Aerial Perfection: How to Become a Serial Thrower
October 16, 2018
When doing quarterback throwing drills for accuracy, often bags or other targets can take the place of athletes. If you do not have enough athletes around, for example, you can use stand up bags. I have heard it time after time: “My kid can throw the football a country mile.”  “He has got a cannon […]
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Stretching Safely in Gymnastics
October 16, 2018
When practice is starting, gymnasts should do a little cardiovascular warmup, such as jumping jacks or running around the floor for five minutes, to warm up the muscles prior to stretching. Gymnasts require more flexibility than the general athlete to perform the necessary skills of their sport. Summertime is a great time to focus on […]
Take Your Effort to Eleven
October 15, 2018
It’s very easy for players to slip into their comfort zone when they’re practicing or playing. Unfortunately, for many that comfort zone may be far less than they’re capable of achieving when pushed. The other day I was reading an article in the NFCA’s Fastpitch Delivery newspaper. It was written by Megan Brown, Ph.D., an assistant coach at […]
Why Parents, Coaches Must Be Partners
October 15, 2018
Don’t trash talk the coach. Let your children vent, if they feel the need, but don’t join in on their rants. This only feeds their frustration. In an ideal season, parents and coaches work together — sports parents feel supported by the coach, and the coach feels supported by the parents. Everyone — players, coaches […]
A Rally Cry for Officials
October 14, 2018
The benefit of the doubt goes to the swimmer, and officials are there to educate. Officials do not disqualify, swimmers disqualify themselves, the official acknowledges the infraction. It’s Not a Meet Without Officials When you boil a swim meet down to its bare essentials, the whole thing can be distilled down to four essential, inalienable […]
Make This Season Your Best Yet
October 14, 2018
I want you have to have the best season you can with your parents. They are your cheerleaders, you chauffers and the ones who make playing hockey possible. I played hockey for, well, let’s just say a long time. It started outdoors in Baudette, and the magic of the game took hold immediately. And truly, […]
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Competition, Camaraderie, Therapy: Warrior Classic a Positive Experience for Players
October 12, 2018
Sometimes, it is about so much more than just hockey, although the game is enough of an incentive by itself. It is the 2018 USA Hockey Warrior Classic, presented by Terry Fator, which took place at City National Arena in Las Vegas this past weekend. Held for the third time since making its debut in 2016-17, the […]
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Gymnasts and Cheerleaders: Getting Over Fear
October 11, 2018
You have to master each progression before moving on to the next one. Progressions also lead to muscle memory. Muscle memory is good. Fear is a tricky subject all trackers, free runners, gymnasts or any athlete has to face. My name is Raven McCarthy from The Colony, Texas. I do Freerunning, coaching, music and run a parkour […]
The Three D’s of a Successful Practice
October 11, 2018
If we want our players to be better equipped to attack, then we need to incorporate games that include purpose-driven directional play. We practice to prepare for competition and hope that the concepts we’re teaching transfer to the competition. Notice I used the term “concept” above and not skill. A concept is the idea of […]
Confessions of a Helicopter Mom: Learn From Mistakes
October 10, 2018
It’s their sport not mine. The more I got involved and questioned my kids about details of their swimming, the less they wanted to talk about it with me. Parenting has taught me I am far from perfect. There are so many new emotional situations thrown at us with no instruction manual. Hopefully, we learn […]
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