Issues & Advice

Allow your child to initiate the games you play together, whether it’s crawling like a cat or kicking a soccer ball. The benefits of family time are pretty clear. Strong family bonds are essential for kids’ social and emotional development and for everyone’s well-being — adults and children. But especially as kids grow, it’s harder and […]

Whether you’re in season or in the offseason, it’s in the player’s best interest to work regularly on learning whatever it is she’s trying to learn. Sometimes getting a player to understand the value of practice can be difficult. Those who aren’t the most dedicated to fastpitch softball can find a hundred excuses not to […]

The major thing that calculating your efficiency does is allow you to determine which plays are effective and which are not. This can vary from formation to formation and even from side to side. How effective is your play calling? This is something that every coach needs to look at when the season wraps up. […]

“It’s taught me to sit still and pay attention because I need to make sure I’m getting on the ice when I need to and getting off; it’s really helped with that,” A Yukon teen is beating the odds in more than one way. The 18-year-old with Autism is excelling in online school and on […]

Our job as a mentor is to teach the many life lessons from swimming for the big picture of their lives, not a better streamline or faster turns — that’s the coach’s job. Our childrens’ performance is a touchy area to talk about when they aren’t doing well. When they’re dropping time and feeling great, […]

In addition to muscle recovery, the increased oxygen facilitates brain function and speeds up the healing process for injuries. The human body typically requires a couple days of recovery to heal from vigorous exercise, but with technological advances within the world of sports, some unusual techniques are being used to speed up the this process […]

You can’t expect your players to be well-rounded, multi-faceted individuals if you aren’t leaving time for it yourself. Leading by example is a forgotten art. Coaching is a multi-faceted job. A coach coordinates logistics, trains behaviors, teaches skills, enforces rules and best practices, determines competitive objectives, implements tactics and coordinates with other support staff. Sounds […]