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Before enrolling your child in a sport program, ask yourself if you are ready to take a step back and embrace a more hands-off role as a “sideline teammate” to your child. Signing up your young athlete for a team means they will soon become a teammate to others. As a parent, you will likely […]

While this isn’t a base offense for us, it does create some major problems for the defense to adjust for. The result is a complete package that presents major matchup issues for the defense. There are a few things that defensive coaches hate. One of them is tight ends and another is unbalanced formations. These […]

A very select few may benefit at some point in their careers from specialization. For everybody else, broadening your sports experience is the way to go. Playing multiple sports versus playing only one sport has been a hot topic of debate for quite a few years. My opinion has never wavered. I think young athletes […]

More studies need to be performed to more completely evaluate the safety of Field Turf at the highest levels of competition. Synthetic playing surfaces were initially developed in the 1960’s with the reported advantages over natural surfaces of being a durable, versatile surface, less affected by weather conditions, allowing multi-sport use, having easier maintenance and being […]

The overall idea is to aim small and miss small. So if you have a pitcher who needs to gain more precision in hitting her spots, give this drill a try. A few months ago I put up a post that showed a way to help fastpitch softball pitchers who were struggling with hitting their inside and […]

At the start of every week, give your team a ‘weekly challenge’ and announce it on your on-deck bulletin board right there on-deck. The end of 2018 is on the horizon, which means out with the old and in with the new. This may mean breaking some bad habits in the pool, re-committing yourself to […]

Dance is like building blocks, after one skill is mastered, your dancers will be ready for the next. Practice and repetition are the keys to success. For most of you, it’s that time of year when you are working hard to clean up and improve those routines. However, while you spend the majority of time at […]

After the game, won by Forest Lake in four sets, tears flowed and new friendships were forged as the two teams posed for photos and enjoyed each other’s company. Even when the stakes are at their highest, sports are often about far more than what happens between the lines. That was never more evident than […]