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How to Not Get Sucked into Youth Sports Negativity
June 2, 2023
Negativity is a powerful force; it’s not easy to keep from getting sucked into it. Parents, let’s start a positive movement in youth sports that eclipses the negativity. Have you ever sat in the stands watching your child play, when you start hearing the parents next to you complain about the coach, their child’s playing […]
Making History With the Only Female-Led All-Girls Soccer Club in St. Louis and Illinois
June 2, 2023
As much as soccer has exploded within the last decade, it is hard to believe that not only are there very few youth soccer clubs with all-girl players Former U.S. Women’s National Team player, World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist, Lori Chalupny, has joined forces with the head coach of Fire and Ice Soccer Club, […]
What Makes a Great Team Captain?
June 2, 2023
Make the players around you better. You do this by doing all of the earlier key points and encouraging your teammates There are different types of leaders but I believe the best know how to lead by example, communicate well and when they give you a compliment you feel taller and stronger. In this OSA […]
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Hockey Breakfast Ideas
June 2, 2023
In contrast to this diet, the most successful athletes and long-term fit people consistently prioritize breakfast and ensure they make time for it every day. At this point, especially if you’re a long-time follower of the content here at Hockey Training, you know that in order to become lean, strong, and healthy you need to […]
Softball Player With Cerebral Palsy Epitomizes Love of the Game
June 2, 2023
“We just wanted to figure out a way for her to get around all the bases and give her a chance to have fun, get out there, swing it,” he said. Her grin is the first thing most people notice about Reese Ramirez. “When I met her, she was smiling ear to ear,” Rudy Mendoza, Reese’s […]
The Secret to Fulfilling Our Potential as a Soccer Nation
June 2, 2023
As a young child, on no other place than the soccer fields did I feel content and comfortable with my athletic body and ferocious desire to compete One of the slides I often use in presentations to soccer coaches, parents and club directors depicts the various issues/problems/inefficiencies with our youth soccer landscape.  We discuss the […]
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How to Motivate Your Child Out of a Slump
June 2, 2023
Do everything you can to keep that from happening because the lesson he will learn from this experience will help shape his character for life. If you have a child in youth sports, then you know that kids sometimes get into a slump. The question is how to motivate your child out of that slump. The […]
Refresh of an Old Drill
June 2, 2023
The blockers job is to dissect which defender is the most dangerous man to make the tackle first and block him. Drills which utilize the Vision-Decision-Action cycle are valuable in preparing players to move beyond the diagram and learn how to succeed in the chaotic environment that a football play presents. While at Notre Dame college, the […]
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Take the Stress Out of Improving
June 2, 2023
Camps provide an opportunity for players to learn and improve their games away from an organized competition as well as expose players to different styles of coaches and coaching. In the popular movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the title character, in an effort to explain his easygoing nature, utters the famous quote, “Life moves pretty […]
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Transition Lacrosse Basics
June 2, 2023
If you can teach a player to properly handle an unsettled transition situation playing 6 on 6 will appear much easier to them. Lacrosse transition drills are designed to help you and your teammates move down the field in a quick and effective manner.   80% of the goals in a game are scored in transition.  […]
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