How to Spot Your Next Team Captain
Becoming captain of a sports team can be a great leadership experience for young athletes, particularly when coaches work proactively to prepare them for success.
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4 Ways to Foster Teamwork
The ability to work together as a team is crucial for success in life, and youth sports are one of the best ways for kids to learn the value of teamwork.
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The New Coach: How to Earn the Respect of Your Players
Getting players on your team to respect you as their new coach takes work, but these tips will make it easier.
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4 Goals Young Athletes Should Never Make
Help your athletes avoid goal abandonment by being on the lookout for these four common pitfalls with your youth athletes.
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Bad Call: The Best Ways for Coaches and Parents to Respond to Bad Calls
Coaches & parents must remember that referees in youth sports are often volunteers. Tips for the best ways for coaches & parents to respond to bad calls.
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5 Ways Kids Gain Independence Through Sport
Parents are concerned that kids are becoming less capable of thinking & acting for themselves. Here are five ways youth sports help foster confidence.
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4 Tips for Teaching Accountability in Individual Sports
Competing for both individual glory & team success can place a high premium on accountability. How can you help your athletes hold themselves accountable?
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Decision-Making 101
Decision-Making 101 It’s well known that today’s teens are oriented towards ‘the now’ and tend to be more reactionary than judicious when it comes to decision-making. Scientists have discovered that a human brain reaches maximum size during the teenage years (ages 12 -14), yet development of the brain continues for approximately ten more years. What…
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Take a Lap: Alternatives to Exercise as Punishment in Youth Sports
Young athletes are still kids. if taking more laps at the end of practice shouldn’t be used as punishment, what can be done to hold athletes accountable?
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Do Kids Need Recovery Drinks After Exercise?
Do Kids Need Recovery Drinks After Exercise? High-protein recovery drinks are marketed as an essential requirement for any athlete who actually wants to make progress. How could you possibly build muscle without loading up on additional protein, right? Protein-rich recovery shakes have an important place in sports nutrition, but they are also over-used and consumed…
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