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You now have a couple of statistical methods for rating your blockers. I suggest you try one or the other during a team scrimmage. For me, blocking is one of the most difficult skills to teach and assess. We all know about “penetration” and how important that is to successful blocking. However, I would contend […]

Goal Getting is based on what a young athlete can achieve through effort. Goal Setting is based on win/loss types of outcomes. While it makes intuitive sense that effective goals for fourth graders differ from those made by juniors in high school, it’s important for parents and coaches to understand how to help youth athletes […]

In the off-season, Daly recommends a full-body routine like this one three to four days a week, while reducing overall swimming volume. Swimming is a full-body cardio workout. But it’s still a smart idea to take your training out of the water to build power, speed and muscular balance, says Dan Daly of Equinox. “A dry-land, resistance training program is important for […]

By becoming aware of what we are giving our attention to we can start to become attuned to whether it is healthy or unhealthy for us. Resilience is the quality of recovering quickly from failure and setback and not only returning to whatever level you have already achieved but actually using the adversity as an opportunity to […]

We play the games because anything can happen once the game starts. All the athletes are people, which means we can never predict how they will perform. The environment impacts performance. Agility is probably one of the most difficult things to coach, and it’s one of the things most susceptible to hype and guruisms. At […]

No matter what the circumstances, no matter how far behind, no matter how much bad fortune has come their way, winners play every point as if they have a chance to win the match. Two decisions, above all others, await every coach. The first is who the program will recruit to play on the team. The second […]

“I know how much it means for every single kid, just to be around (them) and get to see that I’m just a normal dude, too.” People typically refer to the “Patrick Mahomes Effect” in a football context. The record-setting beginning to his career as a starting quarterback has elevated expectations on the field, injected […]

While the post on this route is a little different, the biggest coaching point on this route combination comes down to the out route. Cover 4 has become a common coverage to combat the spread to run style of offense. There’s a great reason for this, Cover 4 is a great coverage. When Cover 4 […]

Whether your child makes the team or not, do not let them feel like they have disappointed you in anyway as this can affect their self-esteem. There is no question that tryout season can be both an exciting and stressful time for hockey players and their parents. All players will be working extremely hard to […]