Canada Hockey has put out some great public service announcements. It really makes you think. If one sort of behavior is not acceptable in certain situations involving children, then why is it deemed acceptable in the youth sports arena? You would never hear a parent yell at
Read more →Legendary high school basketball coach Bob Hurley coached both of his sons. Both went on to play Division I College Basketball and one went on to the NBA. When asked for advice on how to go about coaching your own children, he laughed and said “Good Luck!”
Read more →ESPN’s 30 for 30 special, Little Big Men, documents the 1982 Little League World Series Champions from Kirkland, Washington. Prior to 1982 the Little League World Series was dominated by teams from Asia. In the midst of the cold war, the game took on more of a
Read more →As a youth sports coach you will find that through a long season, it’s difficult to keep your players excited, motivated and focused throughout the season. A long season coupled with young, easily distracted players, pose a great challenge for any youth sports coach. A great and
Read more →During your coaching career, especially on the younger levels, you may find yourself with an over-emotional player. This is the player that cries after every loss, or cries after every strikeout, error, missed catch, missed shot, etc. How do you deal with such player? Should you deal
Read more →There are many ways that a coach can show a young player how to do properly perform something. A coach can explain it to them and/or demonstrate the proper fundamentals to them. However, once the player leaves practice, how a can coach make sure the player is
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