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Softball Player With Cerebral Palsy Epitomizes Love of the Game
June 2, 2023
“We just wanted to figure out a way for her to get around all the bases and give her a chance to have fun, get out there, swing it,” he said. Her grin is the first thing most people notice about Reese Ramirez. “When I met her, she was smiling ear to ear,” Rudy Mendoza, Reese’s […]
The Secret to Fulfilling Our Potential as a Soccer Nation
June 2, 2023
As a young child, on no other place than the soccer fields did I feel content and comfortable with my athletic body and ferocious desire to compete One of the slides I often use in presentations to soccer coaches, parents and club directors depicts the various issues/problems/inefficiencies with our youth soccer landscape.  We discuss the […]
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How to Motivate Your Child Out of a Slump
June 2, 2023
Do everything you can to keep that from happening because the lesson he will learn from this experience will help shape his character for life. If you have a child in youth sports, then you know that kids sometimes get into a slump. The question is how to motivate your child out of that slump. The […]
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Take the Stress Out of Improving
June 2, 2023
Camps provide an opportunity for players to learn and improve their games away from an organized competition as well as expose players to different styles of coaches and coaching. In the popular movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the title character, in an effort to explain his easygoing nature, utters the famous quote, “Life moves pretty […]
The Day My Tackling World Changed
June 2, 2023
After a short grieving process, I set to work identifying how the 5 Fights would make us superior defenders. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I was scheduled to speak at a clinic in San Antonio and a week before I was to leave, I received a call from a coach I trust […]
Find Your Circle
June 2, 2023
Show me a team that has no spirit, and you can bet they are missing out on the wonderful experience of enjoying and growing in a supportive circle. Earlier this week, I read an important quote about the importance of finding your circle – or as some call it – your tribe. Nowhere is this […]
Eight Disconnections Between Coaches and Parents in Youth Soccer
June 2, 2023
It makes absolute sense that a parents’ love for their child will always lead to a set view of the world and sports – and their child’s place within it. One of the key changes in the U.S. Soccer coaching license pathway has been a recognition and inclusion of a task entitled “Managing the Performance […]
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Victory and Defeat
June 2, 2023
What happens when we succeed? How does our body behave? How does our brain process and “save” this new input? What about defeat? How does our body react to it? And our brain? One cannot exist without the other – this shows us the intimate relationship between both of these experiences External and internal factors […]
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How To Become A Better Hockey Player
June 2, 2023
Once excellence becomes a habit, performing well in hockey is something that just flows and comes to you naturally, rather than you needing to nervously chase it. When I come across motivational quotes or inspirational pictures on social media, I like to start putting them to use in my own mind. A lot of these […]
Responsibilities of a Youth Football Coach | Coaching Youth Football
June 2, 2023
A coach is responsible for creating a safe & professional youth football environment. If you commit to coaching, you need to give 100% effort every single practice and game. Coaching youth football is a fun, challenging, and an absolute amazing experience.  Seeing kids progress throughout the season as football players & individuals is the most […]
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