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Use these coaching strategies to push your players to be the best they can be.

There’s more to college recruiting than the NCAA recruiting rules and calendar

As I’ve said numerous times in my posts, there are a lot of different styles when it comes to lacrosse goaltending. When you look at photos of these current and former University of Denver goalies, what do you notice? That’s not your standard “feet shoulder width apart” stance you’ve heard so many coaches say. That […]

There is no such thing as a bad pass. If a pass is not perfect, it is the setter’s responsibility to improve the team’s chances of scoring by making the best possible set. A setter has many responsibilities, and expectations are very high for this position. She is the player that runs the court and […]

He liked the trappings of being a pro athlete, but he wasn’t willing to put in the work. For instance, he didn’t eat or sleep properly. Jamie Watson had a bold and bodacious dream. “I wanted to be a synonymous name in soccer,” Watson says. Yet Watson didn’t appreciate each significant step along the journey […]

Though that first season may have not been the most enjoyable experience for a young Thompson, he’s forever grateful for his early playing days. Now, being at the highest level of football, he understands the impact it had. Maybe Chris Thompson was always destined to end up with the Washington Redskins. When the running back […]

Rather than have assigned positions, the best way to coach a youth baseball team is with a roster loaded with utility players. While assigned positions and defined roles become important to winning at the higher levels of baseball, coaches of younger teams should allow players to develop and try all positions to become more well-rounded. […]

Making a prospective coach spend a season as an official before qualifying for a license would solve more than one problem in youth sports. As someone who has coached and officiated baseball, soccer and basketball since the late 1970’s, I thought Ron Kramer’s “Maine Voices” piece regarding youth sports reaching a potential tipping point due to […]

If your child has a coach with these traits, their love for sports will be nurtured and the chances are much greater that your young athlete will stay in the game longer. Parents, you don’t have to settle for a coach who is not giving your child what you really want them to have in […]

Blast Motion Allows Players of All Ages to Swing Like the Pros