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How to Implement Journal Entry Into Your Team’s Routine
January 11, 2019
The club season is so variable, it is difficult for some teams to set realistic team goals. Journals are a terrific way to kick off your season, create a foundation for your athletes and return long term benefits. Athletes will be able to establish goals, monitor their progress real time and eventually enjoy looking back […]
Space, Time and Numbers in American Football Drills
January 11, 2019
To challenge and therefore grow processing and decision-making skills, coaches often need to stretch the athletes. The three most common and easiest to use stressors are: space, time and numbers. I have been writing a good bit about how sporting actions are preceded by a movement or skill choice. In the article “The vision-decision-action cycle […]
Inspiring Swimmers … and Testing Limits
January 10, 2019
“To inspire swimmers and test limits successfully, you have to create a group culture looking for certain goals.” Inspiration and motivation to complete a task in swimming, indeed life, can come from many different sources. It can come from within, a family member, coach, teammates or some other external source. Once swimmers are inspired to […]
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Small Town Hockey: A Minnesota Tradition
January 9, 2019
It’s a deep-rooted part of the culture that has been passed from generation to generation for over a century. Since the early days of hockey in Minnesota, small towns have played a big role in the culture and tradition in the State of Hockey. In fact, small towns dominated the first 25-plus years of organized […]
Creating Culture Requires a Deliberate Approach
January 9, 2019
Obedience holds players back to simply following direction without the ability and license to make decisions in dynamic situations. It is paralyzing and counterproductive. An interesting phenomenon has been happening in sports for years – the militarization of athletics. No, this isn’t about marching and haircuts. Those are simple things anyone could copy and would […]
Six Ways to Build Resilience in Tennis Players
January 8, 2019
If they are not growing in the most competitive environment, it would help for them to see what’s out there. Has the question, “these kids have too much” ever crossed your mind? Or, things are “too easy” for these kids? In this article I will share my thoughts of what I learned in my career […]
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The Rise of the MN Boys High School Volleyball Association
January 8, 2019
The most important key is to stay focused on the greater good. Use a logical and simple format as the priority when making decisions. The MN Boys High School Volleyball Association was established in 2018 to create opportunities and support boys playing volleyball in Minnesota high schools. Its mission is to help provide a low cost league and administrative assistance […]
New Year, New You
January 6, 2019
After all, no one ever created an innovation by continuing to do the same old thing. I know the headline sounds like an ad for a diet product or a health club, but there really is something to taking advantage of the turn of the calendar to start making improvements in our lives. As humans […]
Learning the Art of Deception
January 6, 2019
“They can watch all the highlights and watch them over and over. Kids are doing things now we never used to do.” Deception is a tool used in almost every sport. A quarterback looks one way, getting a safety to move and zips the ball to the other side of the field. A point guard […]
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Former All-American Bowl Head Coaches Share Wisdom
January 4, 2019
Former All-American Bowl head coaches offer wisdom.
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