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Fun Football Drills for Kids
June 2, 2023
As the fastest, most agile runners tend to be the ones who can avoid the balloons the longest, this drill really seems to motivate the kids to do their best. While most children in youth football leagues enjoy playing the game itself, they may lack the patience required for all of the drills and conditioning […]
Help Your Child Develop a Solid Performance Mindset
June 2, 2023
What are the things that can improve and grow in their game? Try to get a bit better each day at those. One of the areas that is discussed a lot, but parents often don’t really know what to do with, is the process of developing a solid performance mindset for our young athletes. How […]
Four Negative Thoughts to Avoid for the First Day of Practice
June 2, 2023
How you perform in the water on day one is going to be way different than on the last day of the championship season. Things will get better as time moves on. When going into the new season, what is the first thing you think of? What is your coach going to think of? It’s […]
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Introduction to Baseball
June 2, 2023
Brush up on all you need to know with our quick introduction to baseball, a sport that returns the Olympics for the Tokyo Games in 2020. A GUIDE TO BASEBALL EQUIPMENT There are three basic pieces of equipment required to play baseball: The baseball bat, the ball and the fielder’s glove or ‘mitt’. However, should you […]
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Volleyball Overhand Serving Drills for Beginners
June 2, 2023
An advanced variation of this drill would be for the coach to call out the name of a specific person for which each server must aim. It is no secret that one of the most crucial aspects of your volleyball game is your serve. Beginners often start with an underhand serve but quickly move on […]
Seven Training Blocks for a Killer Football Practice
June 2, 2023
While the team stretches the coaches can take attendance, teach correct stretching technique and outline the goals of the day’s practice. We have all heard that saying, and it really is true. Repetition of skills is the best way to get your players to perform better. Knowing what to do when the opportunity presents itself […]
‘Not Tired’: Motivation and Perseverance
June 2, 2023
Our coach may have been the catalyst, but we were the swimmers who kept the reaction going. Spectators at the 2018 Indiana High School State Boys’ Swimming Championship back in February may have seen some kids decked out in blue and gold, waving signs that said: “NOT TIRED.” Those same spectators might have wondered what […]
‘My Players Don’t Move Their Feet!’
June 2, 2023
No matter what less-effective training has happened in the gym, the reality of the game, referees and fans included, lets the athletes learn in a truly game-like way. Perhaps the most discussed topic on the Facebook group “Volleyball Coaches and Trainers” is the exasperation of coaches who see their players, mostly younger ones, not “move […]
Special Teams: Kickoff Fly Zone Drill
June 2, 2023
The coaching points for the coverage player are relatively basic but difficult to master. The first point that must be stressed is that the coverage player must get to the point first. One of the most difficult things in coaching special teams is teaching players to change from dropping back to moving forward to make […]
How to Evaluate and Teach Soccer
June 2, 2023
The coach should always reevaluate the players and training session to make sure the players are getting the appropriate skill or tactic and are able to transfer the training session to the game. Team and player evaluation is a large part of being a successful soccer coach. From evaluating team and players abilities, we are […]
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