Changing the Game Project

Redefining Success: Eight Tips for Being a Great Sports Parent

There is a lot of pressure on parents these days. We want the best for our children and we don’t think twice about taking action when we see we’re able to fill a need. But are we doing enough? “When did parenting get to be so stressful?” began a recent post on the Changing the Game […]

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Changing the Game Project

How Would You Spend $100 Million to Improve Your Favorite Sport? My Advice for US Soccer

What would you do with $100 million to improve the sport you love?

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Coach Damon

9 Tips for First Time Goalies

NO MATTER HOW GREAT OF A GOALIE YOU ARE NOW, ALL GOALIES START FROM ZERO. IN THIS POST WE COVER TIPS FOR FIRST TIME LACROSSE GOALIES. Every lacrosse goalie has to start from zero. Many goalies start out at attack or middie and then make the conversion later in their career as I did.  I […]

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2016 Summer Olympics

Zaccardi: My 16 favorite highlights of the Olympics

Nick Zaccardi describes his favorite moments from the 2016 Rio Olympics

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External Article

A Routine to Help You Stay Healthy (and Sane) While You’re Stuck at Home

Maintaining healthy routines — whether that’s a workout, a healthy meal or making time to relax and reset — can provide a sense of control during a time of uncertainty.

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Adaptive Sport

6 Healthy Snacks to Keep in Your Sport Locker

Here are six snacks options to keep in your sport locker that are shelf-stable, energy-packed, and tastebud-approved.

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Adaptive Sport

Myth Busters: Why Athletes Don’t Need Protein Powders

Are protein powders right for your athlete? What health benefits do they provide? Find out in this article from TrueSport.

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Changing the Game Project

Why Do We Think Physical Punishment Is a Good Teaching Tool in Sports?

If you want your goalkeepers to catch a cross, then they must field thousands of crosses with players around them competing for the ball. The other day I got an interesting question via email from a mom of a young travel volleyball player. Her daughter and her team had missed quite a few serves their […]

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General Article

Life is a ‘kick’ for Hanson

All-or-nothing mentality for SportsEngine sales manager led to brief career as yo-yo pro On a slow day at work, 20-year-old Ryan Hanson was killing time – as he often did – by making a mental list of things he was bad at and wanted to improve on. His thoughts drifted to growing up during the height of […]

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Adaptive Sport

11 Tips for the First Time Coach

Coaching a youth sports team for the first time can be both exciting and daunting. Here are 11 tips to help first-timers navigate the challenges.

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