Coaches where many hats. However, the most important hat they where is that of a teacher. In that role of a teacher, there is one lesson above all that coaches must find the time to teach their athletes about preparing for practice. This is the lesson of mind and body harmony. While the idea of […]
Yesterday CBS News published a heartbreaking article on the state of youth sports in the United States. The title alone says it all: Game over: Middle-class and poor kids are ditching youth sports. My intent is not to rehash what the author of this article states rather plainly. So I suggest you read the article […]
Sometimes you can look like you’re not doing much and still make a great deal of progress. Conversely, you can look extremely busy and get nothing done. The latter happens often in youth sports. The former does not happen enough. Too often young athletes spend too much time doing a lot of nothing. It’s not […]