The Goal of Practice

Is the goal of practice the ability to tell others that you practiced? Obviously not. But for most young athletes this is the outcome. How about coaches? Is the goal of practice to practice for two hours or do a specific number of reps? I hope not, because those aren’t good goals for practice either. […]

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High School Athletes Who Want to Play in College Must Learn This Lesson

All high school athletes who get the opportunity to play in college are elite high school athletes. However, all college athletes are not elite college athletes. In other words, what it takes to get the opportunity to play sports in college is not the same as what it takes to seize that opportunity. To be […]

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This is What Elite Athletes Need Most from their Coaches

Elite athletes have already accomplished a lot in their sport. They have already made it through the grueling process of going from good to great. In addition, elite athletes already have a firm grasp of all the skills they need to win against elite competition. So, what’s left for a coach to do when they […]

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