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Three Tips to Help Parents Deal With the Dreaded Plateau
June 2, 2023
Swimmers may see success and get best times in events they rarely swim. Also, they worked on specific things in practice like underwaters or breakouts. When swimmers focus on improving technique, their times will eventually get faster. The ever-dreaded plateau. It’s almost as bad as the “shank” in golf. I shanked every iron shot for […]
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Nine Ways I’m Going to Be A Better Sport Parent in 2018
June 2, 2023
They will have great, good and bad coaches throughout their sporting careers. I will not make it my job to fix this when it’s not ideal. 1. I WILL STOP SPENDING A SMALL FORTUNE ON THEIR SPORTS.  Some are fixed costs, like club dues, gear and travel costs. But I will do my best to reduce spending on […]
Why Parent Engagement Is Important
June 2, 2023
Parents must be activated. The switch needs to be turned on and the level headed parents need to be called to action. The term “Parent Engagement” has become a buzzword in youth soccer recently. Clubs are working to develop parent engagement programs and, likewise, parents are being encouraged to get more involved.  There is some […]
Life After Sports
June 2, 2023
It’s been about the person you’ve become because of your efforts that maybe didn’t quite make you the exception, but it sure as hell made you exceptional. Penny Oleksiak, Michael Phelps, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, Mark Spitz, Danica Patrick. Just to name a few. You probably recognize these exceptional athletes who have become […]
Ten Important Baseball Rules for Beginners
June 2, 2023
Major league players can’t argue balls and strikes. Stress that your players show respect to the umpires as well as coaches and players. Many youth baseball players have watched the sport or been around it before they play for an organized team, but coaches are responsible for making sure the youngsters understand baseball rules. They […]
Why isn’t My Swimmer Dropping Time?
June 2, 2023
Swimming is an individual sport and our kids are all unique. Hard work will pay off in the end if swimmers have the desire and passion to stick with it through the ups, downs and plateaus. “Why isn’t my child dropping as much time as so and so?” I hear that all the time — […]
Why Do We Want Our Kids to Swim?
June 2, 2023
Swimmers develop life-long friendships and really do have fun being a part of a team. When we watch our kids happy and thriving, it brings us joy. When I was brand new swim mom, I heard a few parents of older swimmers talk about how their kids were swimming to earn college scholarships. When I […]
How to Design a Tennis Strength Training Program
June 2, 2023
If you take the game seriously, a tennis strength training program should be high on your agenda. A well-designed tennis strength training program can work wonders for your game. Long gone are the days when coaches believed all forms of strength training were detrimental to sports demanding finely-tuned skills. While the wrong type of weight training CAN […]
What it Takes to Be a Good Coach
June 2, 2023
Championships are won in many situations because the second team constantly pushed the first team to greater heights. This list of tips on coaching is by Gordie Gillespie, one of college baseball’s legendary coaches. The advice applies to all coaches, from summer travel teams to high school and on to college. Gillespie provides a common […]
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Strength and Conditioning Drills Can Help Youth Football Players Excel
June 2, 2023
Football players spend countless hours, especially in the offseason, training to help better their physical performance. Strength and conditioning drills has always been a large part of what players utilize to prepare for a football season. There is now so much more available compared to past decades where the focus was placed on barbells, free […]
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