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The Importance of Team Building Activities
June 2, 2023
They’re kids. They’ll grow as teammates, but they also have a great opportunity to grow as friends through football. 
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Coaching Youth Baseball Demands You Prioritize Fun for Players
June 2, 2023
The result of the game should be meaningless to you. If you are in it for trophies, resign immediately and let another coach take over. When I asked my old boss how I should grade myself as a youth baseball coach, he said, “That’s easy.  How many kid play next year?  If they all play, […]
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What’s Your Parenting Style: Sherpa, Snowplow or Drone?
June 2, 2023
A sherpa is the guide for the mountain-climbing journey and their goal is to see that the climber reaches the top, or their peak. Are you a sherpa, snowplow or drone parent? I recently read an article, spurred by the recent college admission scandals, that examined these parenting styles. If you haven’t heard about them, catch […]
‘Where It All Started’: Why Saquon Barkley Returned to Penn State to Host Youth Football Camp
June 2, 2023
But the commercials, endorsement deals and fame hasn’t changed the fact that Barkley enjoys returning to his roots. Saquon Barkley heard it all Saturday. You’re my idol. You’re my favorite player. I want to be like you. Barkley — always humble, typically smiling — deflected praise all day at Holuba Hall, where he hosted 600 kids at […]
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How to Start a Peer Mentoring Program for Your Student-Athletes
June 2, 2023
When student-athletes act as mentors, everyone wins. Those athletes learn how to become better leaders, their mentees learn valuable life lessons, and their communities experience the benefits of young leaders.
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Ditching One-Upmanship: How to Create Sportsmanship in the Stands
June 2, 2023
Joseph Burgo, PhD, author of The Narcissist You Know, explains how competitive parenting can be more damaging than you might realize—and offers some practical suggestions for how to recognize, defuse, and deal with bad sportsmanship in the stands.
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7 Reasons to Invest in a Multi-Sport Camp
June 2, 2023
“Anything we can do to give kids diversity in physical and physiological ways is a win,” says Steve Smith, PhD. Smith is a professor of clinical psychology at University of California, Santa Barbara and focuses on working with young athletes and parents,
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End of Season Reflections: What Really Matters
June 2, 2023
Sports can provide so much more beyond the field. They can give us opportunities to grow as people.
How to Become a Football Coach – Getting Certified
June 2, 2023
Both offensive and defensive line coaches will benefit from this information as well as skill position coaches through consistent terminology and core techniques. Whether new to coaching or a seasoned veteran, the best football coaches are always learning. This includes discovering new aspects of the game as well as mastering key foundational skills. As a […]
Nothing Grows in the Comfort Zone
June 2, 2023
If someone at that level, with all her accomplishments and championships wasn’t afraid to get out of her comfort zone so she could grow, the rest of us shouldn’t be either. Came across a version of the headline of this post yesterday in another context this week and thought “How appropriate for fastpitch softball!” Of […]
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