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Pre-Practice Drill for Skill-Position Players
June 2, 2023
The result is an efficient drill that gets receivers lots of reps catching passes coming out of the break. As a coach the thing that I can’t stand is a lack of efficiency. When our players are on the field during practice, I want to make sure they are always in constant motion and getting […]
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Why Isn’t My Child Dropping Time?
June 2, 2023
I received an email from a dad who was second guessing his decision to move his daughter to a new team. They switched teams to benefit the entire family’s schedule. Here’s the email and my response: “Dear Elizabeth, I was wondering if you could help me with a conundrum my family is having. My daughter […]
Developing Good Setters Starts With the Legs
June 2, 2023
Hunter’s success underscores another important point: there’s always room to learn something new and improve your technique, even if you’re one of the best players in college volleyball. Nebraska’s Kelly Hunter was already a very good setter before her senior year in 2017, but she got even better in her final collegiate season. Part of […]
Ten Swim Coach Stereotypes
June 2, 2023
The Gipper. Pep speech before every workout. Before main sets. Before pre-main sets. Before warm-up. Swim coaches are a different breed. They work long, thankless hours, often times having to balance their coaching duties with another job. They coach because they love the sport, and we love them right back. Here are 10 different swim […]
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Total Body Explosive Hockey Training
June 2, 2023
The goal of these hockey specific total body power exercises, however, is specifically designed to improve your explosive power. Improving your body composition and hockey performance is a multifaceted goal that requires a multifaceted training and nutrition approach. There are many different ideologies and ways in which you can utilize resistance training, but today I want to […]
Three Rules for Creating Productive Coaches Meetings
June 2, 2023
This isn’t to say there can’t be tangents, coaches meetings shouldn’t be an all business type of affair, but you should stick to the agenda to keep things moving. The current trend in society is very anti-meeting. Lots of people perceive meetings as a gigantic waste of time that can be avoided through the use […]
Learn From Your Parenting Mistakes
June 2, 2023
Think back to every team you cheered for and try to think of a few things you said or did that you wish you could take back. As I was biking one morning I started thinking about my top five mistakes as a youth sports parent. It didn’t take me long to come up with about […]
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Ten Skills Every Gymnast Should Know
June 2, 2023
Always make sure that you have them cast and return to the bar several times so that they get used to working the bar. Competitive gymnastics has a mystique to it that I’ve never understood. Probably because I’ve been in the thick of gymnastics since I was a toddler it’s impossible for me to understand […]
Applying Occam’s Razor to Teaching Fastpitch Softball
June 2, 2023
The more you follow Occam’s Razor the more success your players will have and the more games you’ll win. Isn’t that really what it’s all about? At some point in your life outside of fastpitch softball you’ve probably heard the term “Occam’s Razor.” No, it’s not a brand of shaving utensil. Instead, it’s a way […]
Five Benefits of Youth Soccer
June 2, 2023
All sports increase your physical activity to some degree, but soccer offers unique benefits in that arena, especially when considered alongside other sports. Sports and activities have a wide range of positive benefits for children and teens. Participation in a team sport can introduce and foster character growth in your child as well as provide for […]
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