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Common Football Injuries at Practice – What to do!
June 2, 2023
Minor bruises, scrapes and abrasions and how to treat.
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Create Social Media Boundaries for Your Children
June 2, 2023
Over two-plus decades, Reggie Roberts witnessed how the globalization of the digital revolution impacted the NFL The bulk of Roberts’ time was spent overseeing communications for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, and his duties included serving as the main spokesperson for the clubs and coordinating media and communications coverage. He adapted as communication tools […]
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Lacrosse Goalie Mental Training: Feed the Good Wolf
June 2, 2023
There’s an old Cherokee Native American story that I use for coaching goalies and teaching mental toughness. I discuss this parable in my goalie book however I wanted to share it here on the blog for those who haven’t yet read the book. It’s called the Tale of Two Wolves and in this post I’d like to […]
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Make Boys Volleyball Appealing
June 2, 2023
In Nebraska, the sport of volleyball sells itself. After all, it’s the home of Cornhusker volleyball, the 2015 Division I National Champions. However, in Lincoln volleyball is only viewed as a women’s sport. VCNebraska is looking to change this perception. VCNebraska is in it’s 7th year under the leadership of former Husker National Champion and professional […]
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Tennis 101: Playing Points
June 2, 2023
Tennis is a sport where “love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. that is, it can be confusing. Tennis is a sport where “Love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. That is, it can be confusing. Here, we’ll look at the […]
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What Can We Learn From Baseball?
June 2, 2023
The sport world, and baseball in particular, is filled with incredible, exciting moments. These sport moments bring interest, excitement and fun to many who play the game, coach the game or simply enjoy watching their child play the game. The sport world, and baseball in particular, is filled with incredible, exciting moments. These sport moments […]
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The Landing Paradox: Training Volleyball Players to Jump and Land
June 2, 2023
The first lesson coaches and athletes should understand is that most volleyball players do not land, they fall, and if the ground was not there they would just continue falling. Simplifying the task to allow for the athlete to learn to land safely and effectively is important, but doing so reduces the challenge and does […]
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The Winning Loser
June 2, 2023
Winning. It’s what we play the games for. it’s the root of one’s competitive fire. And it’s something that is much bigger than sport- life is a competition, with people constantly trying to better than the person next to them. “Just win, baby.” “You play to win the game.” “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only […]
MSR Rule: “Our Team is Only as Good as Our Weakest Link”
June 2, 2023
Skylar Diggins stars for her team, but her dad teaches her an important lesson As a six-year-old, Skylar plays co-ed basketball. That means boys and girls play on the same team.  On her team, she is the only girl, and her teammates do not pass her the ball in the first game. But Skylar hustles, […]
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How to Defend the 4v3 Fast Break
June 2, 2023
Today I want to cover how to defend a common defensive scenario: the 4 on 3 fast break. By now you should understand that a lacrosse goalie is the field general on defense. Therefore, every lax goalie must understand how his/her defense should defend a fast break so he/she can direct them accordingly. The fast break […]
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