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Haase: Preventing Complacency In A Successful Program
Craig Haase, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), tells us how he prevents complacency amid the program’s continued success....
Penn State Coach Bill O’Brien Working Hard To Keep Players
&&codeblock4&&http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/story/2012-07-24/bill-obrien-keeping-players-penn-state/56464350/1Of the long list of problems now facing Penn State coach Bill O’Brien, the top priority sound...
Seven steps to create real consequences in practice
All of us, if we’ve coached long enough, have seen players who practice well and play badly. It might have been a pitcher with pinpoint control and overwhelming speed, who suddenly can’t hit the backstop and has lost speed in a championship game....
Getting tough on abusive coaches a difficult task
My first sports writing job out of college brought me to a regional Little League tournament in western Kentucky. As a casual observer, only in attendance to snap a few photos, I got my first taste of over-aggressive coaching. [caption id="attachm...
Seven things necessary to take athletes to the next level
Standing on the sideline at a recent game, I took time to think back about the outstanding athletes I've had the chance to work with and their development as athletes. That weekend, I worked a speed camp for high school athletes. During the Q&...
Coaches—Use The Summer To Get Healthy
By its very nature, the coaching profession is filled with stress and anxiety. It often taxes our minds, our bodies and our various bodily systems. Our profession is also one that frequently places a great deal of undue physical stress on our bodies ...