Playing youth sports is about more than winning and losing. When young athletes participate in organized sports they experience numerous benefits that will help them
Keeping the Fun in Functional Training When training youth athletes, it’s important to keep practice and conditioning fun. As coaches, we not only want our
From the beginning of sports, coaches and parents have had a love-hate relationship. There are parents who are too involved and scrutinize everything the coaching
Most of us, not all, but most, hope our children will achieve something special with what they’re doing. That something special is of course relative
Together EverybodyAchievesMore The team quest for winning is being given a bad name, and it’s degraded the effort of some coaches to actually win. Many coaches say winning
“Do you think he hears what you’re saying?” “If the coach did his job, I wouldn’t have to say anything.” “So, if he did, you
Youth Coaches & Parents The relationship between parent and coach is vital at the youth level. Here are some experiences to learn from and guidelines
Early sports specialization seems to be the moneymaker these days, and why not? As numbers increase in youth development and travel leagues, surely someone has
“Jimmy get ready, we have four games to play this afternoon!” “But dad, I just….” “What did I say, Jimmy?! The team needs you. I
It’s nice to be acknowledged. It feels good to be recognized. On the contrary, it’s distressing to feel forgotten. It is even worse to feel
The ‘Who Pushes Who’ Conversation “We are all told at some point in time, Billy, that we can no longer play the children’s game, we
Do you have the joy of coaching? I know I had to ask myself that question recently. The last two summers, I worked with the
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