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Are Two-a-Days Too Much for High School Football Players?
June 2, 2023
High school football season is just around the corner and that means teams are ramping up their practice schedule. Some high school football players might have been attending camps all summer, working on their strength and conditioning in the high school weight room, playing another summer sport to stay active and more. But once football […]
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What Happens When You Work Hard and Don’t Win?
June 2, 2023
One of the most valuable life lessons that youth sports can teach children is that when you want to win you have to work hard; and that those who work hard will be rewarded. Showing up to practice on time, always giving your best and playing well as a team will ultimately result in success. But […]
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Referee Shortage Is Affecting Youth Sports
June 2, 2023
Verbal abuse from parents and coaches attributed as one of the causes
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College Recruiting Series Part Six: How to Get a Scholarship Offer — Before You Start High School
June 2, 2023
Stories about early recruiting have taken the college sports world by storm. Athletes as young as 10 years old are verbally committing to top Division I universities. If you’re scratching your head wondering how this can happen, you’re not alone — athletes and parents alike are asking the same question. However, the trend toward recruiting younger […]
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Five Tips for Removing Biases from Youth Soccer Tryouts
June 2, 2023
One thing teams can control is the effort they put into removing biases from their youth soccer tryouts
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Three Ways Clubs Can Utilize Technology to Manage Recruiting
June 2, 2023
It’s up to the athlete and their family to take charge of the recruiting process. Coaches play a critical role in facilitating the recruiting opportunities and interest in their student-athletes. Technology is everywhere. Today, we use it to order food, do our banking, connect with friends and even to skip the line at Starbucks. And, […]
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Secrets to Sustainable Volunteer Programs
June 2, 2023
Planning and gratitude are two of the most important elements in attracting, retaining volunteers
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Three Ways to Develop Player Ambition
June 2, 2023
Remind them there is nothing more satisfying than to invest yourself in a goal. Whether or not you accomplish it, you will be thankful for all of your effort. “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.“ ~Socrates I’d […]
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Detroit Ice Dreams Provide a Place to Play Hockey
June 2, 2023
Opportunities to try the sport can be rare in inner-city Detroit
Who’s Coaching the Coaches?
June 2, 2023
You need to lead them to reach their potential, not the potential you envision for them. If you don’t, you are only reaching a select few, and never to the level they can achieve.
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