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Just like peanut butter and jelly
It goes together like peanut butter and jelly, a way of saying how obvious a pairing two items are. Or maybe how well two things go together. In either case, I don’t know if you could say that for sports and youth development. Though you probably would want to. Sports can go great with youth…
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What if recruiting was done a little differently?
Wild idea. You know how athletes go on recruiting visits and send out film to impress coaches? What if we flipped that? What if we consulted with kids to help them spot the signs of the best coach and program for them. We would work through the coach’s claims as the first step. Then we…
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Fixed to a mindset
As a child, I was overly attached the idea that I didn’t have “it.” “It” was the thing the other players had which led them to tryout success and more playing time. That is why those girls made it on the team and not me. I didn’t have the thing. But maybe my time would…
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What did you want your team to be?
To say that you feel overwhelmed would be to put it lightly. You got into coaching because you wanted to change lives. You wanted to be a support system. You want kids to see their true potential. And yet you feel like instead you are spending all of you time disciplining and are so busy…
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What will your legacy be?
You can see it now. They will definitely retire your jersey and hoist up on the wall of the gym. Or you will be recorded as one the greatest in the record books. Or even better, forever immortalized with a statue in front of the venue to greet visitors for years to come. After all…
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How much are your coaches worth?
When it comes to youth sport, the focus is of course on the kids. But we do need to take a step back to make sure that coaches have all the support that they need to be great. Yes, you can give them more apps, more training, and mentoring. But it will likely take the…
The Sideline Fix
There are far too many of us still on the sidelines. Let's fix that.
The Sideline Fix 