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Catchers will come up out of their crouches, take a step forward with their right foot, then take a step forward with their left foot, then throw. When I work with catchers, I often tell them two of the most important things they will be judged on by coaches is their ability to block pitches […]

The nice thing about this tryout is that if he isn’t selected, he still gets to play on his current team without any fallout. If he is invited, then he’ll have a decision to make. In many youth sport leagues, there are no true tryouts. Sure, preseason “tryouts” evaluate every child, but each player makes […]

“Nothing beats failure but to try. If you keep on trying, you keep on preparing, eventually you’re going to crack that ceiling. It’s going to happen for you.” The Northern Illinois Spartans youth football program is set to debut in the fall. To help with the costs to fund the program, the team raised money […]

“That to me is the most important aspect of this; just making sure everyone feels welcome in the sport,” To Renee Hess, the next step for the Black Girl Hockey Club was a natural one. The associate director of service-learning for community engagement at La Sierra University in Riverside, California, Hess founded the club at […]

Be slow to speak; quick to listen. When you listen to your kid, and really listen, you have a better chance of understanding them. If you are a sports parent, you will lose your patience. It can’t be helped. In your opinion, kids don’t try hard enough sometimes and may not seem to care about […]

The cost of protective equipment, sticks and ice time is one factor that keeps hockey lagging behind sports such as basketball and soccer in the U.S. among minority children. Megan Lincoln couldn’t put her son into hockey right away when he wanted to play. She didn’t have the time to take off from work to […]

The key in coaching the H Back in the Spread Offense is creating a simple set of rules and limiting the amount of skills they need to learn. The H Back is one of the most difficult positions to coach because of its versatility and the amount of different skills they must learn. For an […]

With specialized athletes playing at a high level, consistency remains key. When in season, these athletes already have high practice and playing volumes. Any trip onto various YouTube fitness pages yields a plethora of videos demonstrating every variation of every exercise that you could possibly think of. With all of these exercises shoved in your […]