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It’s all over the news this week. The video of men’s basketball coach, Mike Rice physically shoving and grabbing his players, throwing balls at their heads, screaming demeaning [...]

IN THIS ISSUE: “Coaching ABUSE: The dirty, not-so-little secret in sports” What is wrong with a society that places so much importance on winning in sports that it blatantly neglects the needs [...]

As an athlete, I understand the critical importance of consistently pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone. This is the ONLY way that you will grow and develop as an athlete and as a [...]

I was at a soccer coaches conference this weekend and was approached by a mother and team manager. She was concerned that several of the very talented 10 year olds on their now coach-less team [...]

IN THIS ISSUE: “KILL THE UMP! – Everything you always wanted to know about the umpires, referees and officials but were too afraid to ask. Sports would not be sports without rules and [...]

I’ve written about the topic of good coaching vs. bad coaching many times in my career, and it always amazes me how much of a chord this strikes in the hearts of athletes, parents, and coaches [...]

Back in prehistoric days, when the dinosaurs roamed the earth and “real” men were “tough,” coaching was all about using fear and intimidation to shape young minds, hearts [...]

IN THIS ISSUE: Good Coach – Bad Coach: There is absolutely no question that an athlete’s experience within her sport is almost completely colored by the type of coach she is lucky or [...]

There are a lot of “coaches” out there who don’t have CLUE ONE about how to really coach! These individuals consistently do far more damage to young people than they do good. [...]

Most youth, high school and even college coaches have had very little training in how to successfully work with young kids and adolescents! They have not formally or even informally stuidied [...]