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A College Dream Team
August 16, 2018
Every team my daughter has swam for made service a part of team experience. It was Kennedy who said, “To whom much is given, much is required.” Service builds character. This one is for all the amazing college swimmers headed back to the NCAA or NAIA for a new season. Some of you are starting […]
Organizing Your Playbook as an Offensive Coordinator
August 16, 2018
Another thing a limited playbook allows is a deeper understanding of the plays by the players. Some coaches don’t like to explain these adjustments to teams. We are the opposite. One of the easiest traps for offensive coordinators to fall into is having a bloated playbook with a vast number of plays that have no […]
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Four Ways to Find Your Best Division for Your Talent Level
August 15, 2018
Even if you’re an underclassman the coach can still send you recruiting questionnaires or recruiting information to indicate that they are interested in you. One of the most important — and difficult — parts of the recruiting process is projecting the right division level for you based on your athletic talent. Finding the right division […]
The Importance of Being Coachable
August 15, 2018
The more open you are to new information that can help you, the more likely you are to reach your goals. A few days ago my friend Tim Boivin sent me this article about NBA star (and future Hall of Famer) Tim Duncan. The article quotes an open letter from Tony Parker, who explains that the San […]
How a Grieving N.J. Kid Found Joy with NFL Legends
August 14, 2018
The boy revealed that it was his father, Mitchell, who had passed on that love of the sport and the Giants. The kid entered the main display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, sized up the long gallery with all the busts of the sport’s legends, and started rattling off facts. Names. Teams. Stats. It didn’t matter if […]
Division I Coaches on Minnesota’s ‘It’ Factor
August 14, 2018
While recruiting players in Minnesota, college hockey coaches know they are getting one thing for sure: well-rounded athletes, not just hockey players. This past year alone, the State of Hockey produced: 18,839 8U players (a new state and national record) 419 NCAA Division I and Division III men’s players 486 NCAA Division I and Division […]
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How NorthStar Volleyball United Is Paving the Way
August 13, 2018
As a group of club directors they insist that NSVU participating clubs abide by the rules of other governing bodies in the area regarding tryout dates, recruiting and training athletes to officiating. There are a large number of clubs and teams in the Twin Cities metro area and beyond that are moving to JVA membership and events. The […]
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Real Balance Training for Hockey Players
August 13, 2018
The neural language your body is utilizing must have some degree of transfer/specific carryover to your sports demands – if it doesn’t, you’re just learning how to do circus tricks … not become a better hockey player. Balance training is something that has made its waves through the hockey training industry, but what it’s really […]
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Five Strength Training Exercises to Improve Swimming Performance
August 13, 2018
Weight training is often a highly debated topic in the world of swimming. While there is no clear-cut right or wrong answer to whether or not weights are beneficial for developing swimmers, many year-round programs don’t even use weight training. Therefore, swimmers typically are not exposed to the weight room until college. For college swimmers, weight training […]
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How to Tell If Your Athlete Is Coachable
August 13, 2018
Athletes need to be willing to take direction in order to cultivate their talent
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