coaching
August 3, 2018
A Coach’s Influence: Using undistracted time with athletes
Coaching in the 21st century has its challenges. On an almost daily basis, articles are published about a coach who is worn out by the pressure of winning or beaten up by complaints about playing time. Despite the pressures that assail coaches, these...
July 26, 2018
Concepts to improve free-throw shooting
A common question is, “How do you become a better free-throw-shooting team?” One method is to work with each player individually on his or her shooting form and mental approach at the line. This can be a successful method; however, it uses a larg...
July 17, 2018
What it means to be a coach
What does it mean to be a coach? How about a good coach for that matter? Coaching is different than any other teaching job. You often have time to build relationships with players that can be meaningful. Plus, you have to deal with hard losses that ...
July 13, 2018
5 strategies for small schools to succeed against bigger programs
In 2015, a statewide reclassification in Georgia forced us to either compete in class A or to make the leap to AAA. With an upper school enrollment of nearly 450 students, we would compete against schools with nearly 1,100 kids. For many reasons, in...
July 9, 2018
How to consistently perform your best during practice, competition
Let’s look at the idea of “when it matters most.” In essence, it all matters. If you think about the days and hours you spend practicing, chances are the time spent training and preparing far outweighs the time spent in competitive performance....
July 3, 2018
Adopting the ‘Winner Package’
Teach your team these game-winning strategies in time for next season Football coaches often have different packages for different game situations. Some common packages are the two-minute drill, the goal-line package, the red-zone package and the nic...
June 28, 2018
Study: Helicopter parents make life harder for children
Helicopter parents hovering over their child's every move may actually be making life harder on their kids — not easier. A new study published in Developmental Psychology found that over-controlling parents can lead to a child's inability to ...
June 27, 2018
9 coaching strategies to turnaround a failing program
Losing happens. Sometimes, losing happens too often and for too long, whether it’s over the course of a season or several years. Overcoming a losing season or a losing program can be a tremendous challenge for some coaches. If you have been charged...
Teach kids to pay attention to their bodies and their own thirst, and to “drink to thirst”—that is, drink enough water so that the thirst recedes. Rehydrate between sports events/practices.
The telltale signs of heat-related illness in student-athletes
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Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...