It’s unfortunate that the youth coach position is seen as one that is less worthy than a high school or college coach, when the reality
It’s nice to be acknowledged. It feels good to be recognized. On the contrary, it’s distressing to feel forgotten. It is even worse to feel
Parents, guess what? You must know at this point that you are one of the biggest influencers of your child’s life, especially if your child
“Jimmy get ready, we have four games to play this afternoon!” “But dad, I just….” “What did I say, Jimmy?! The team needs you. I
Coaches love coachable athletes. They’re the ones on the team that listen to the coach and do as they are instructed. Sometimes, as parents, we
Every coach is challenged with the task of winning games. Unfortunately, a lot of factors are out of the coach’s control—personal abilities and referee calls
Together EverybodyAchievesMore The team quest for winning is being given a bad name, and it’s degraded the effort of some coaches to actually win. Many coaches say winning
The ‘Who Pushes Who’ Conversation “We are all told at some point in time, Billy, that we can no longer play the children’s game, we
Read Part 1 of the Dad! It Doesn’t Matter! series. (Warning: there are always issues and solutions I write about that people will disagree with.
In youth sports today, the unfortunate nightmare of most coaches is “the parent.” What should be a harmonious coach-parent relationship that is focused on the
In the The Hunger Games trilogy, the catchphrase throughout the series is, ‘may the odds be ever in your favor.’ Of course they weren’t, but
Through our years of playing, coaching, and basically living, we’ve all heard many motivational speeches and had one-on-one talks given to us. Some have been
