Issues & Advice

In club, it may be at the discretion of the parent, family and coach whether an athlete can continue to train despite a failing grade. Encourage your children to keep their grades up and set standards to meet during their season. If you have an athlete who plays both club and school volleyball, you know […]

At this stage it’s critical to raise the level of expectation and explain why you are doing so to the athlete. The art of coaching is bringing players to a point that they could not have gotten to on their own. This is a popular quote that is in on bulletin boards across the country. […]

Arriving early or arriving late – either way you will get noticed. One for all the right reasons and the other for all the wrong reasons. Trying out for the volleyball team can be a stressful experience. You likely don’t know too many, if any, of the other people in the group, so there probably […]

“I’m also incredibly excited about what’s next: Studying therapy and becoming well trained in it so that I can help people heal from their emotional and mental pain.” I always told myself I would only keep playing football if it was the thing I wanted to do most in the world — not just because […]

A settled stance is defined as: Both feet are stationary, on the ground, with the ball positioned in the head of the stick, and the player with possession making, at minimum, a momentary pause before restarting play. The new 2019 rules for high school and youth girls’ lacrosse introduce self-start. The basic essence of the […]

If you are having trouble getting your child to training on time because – well – life is busy. Talk with the coach to develop a solution. When it comes to youth soccer, the term “parent engagement” needs some clarification. Understandably there is some confusion around this currently popular and trending term. I’ve heard from […]

“I think it’s great they’re getting experience from us, but we’re also getting a lot out of them, too, so it’s really a win-win.” When the Dartmouth football team kicks off its season next month, the players will have new insights from two additions to their training camp. Callie Brownson and Chenell Tillman-Brooks are coaching […]

Every praise to one of them felt like a lack of praise for me. A teammate’s goal wasn’t a goal for the team, it was one more goal she had scored and I hadn’t. When I first started cub soccer, I was on the fourth string team. We lost every game that year; I’m not […]

Even at the most fundamentally basic level why would somebody discontinue their training during the times of the year where performance is at its highest importance? Having a passionate dedication to improving the performance of hockey athletes for many years now and providing as much content as humanly possible in order to create a positive […]

Going back to school is tough. It means having to work extra hard in every aspect of your life as a student-athlete, but it also means that you are presented with another opportunity for greatness. Going back to school can be tough for swimmers. It means walking into your first day of school with dripping […]