Discover How to Design Successful Hockey Drills
As part of the All Star Season program, youth coaching and fitness expert, Brian Grasso, identifies two key strategies for designing successful drills. Follow Coach Grasso’s advice for designing successful hockey drills:
Specializing in Hockey is No Guarantee of Success
Don’t allow your child to specialize in hockey too soon. Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. says his dad insisted that Cal and his brother, also a former major leaguer, play more sports than just baseball as kids. And that was even though Cal Ripken Sr. was a lifelong professional baseball man.
Kick-Start the Season with a Perfect Parent Meeting
Maybe it’s asking a lot to run the perfect parent meeting to start the season. But you can come pretty close with these steps on the agenda: Read more
5 Steps to Getting Your Kids Off to a Good Start
The first few weeks that kids spend playing a sport often determines how long they will continue. If they are fun, then kids will stay with it. If not, kids will quit and find other ways to spend their time. Parents can help get their kids off to a good start by following these 5 simple tips: Read more
8 Ways to Turn Around a Problem Parent
Most coaches have had a problem parent or two on their team. In this article, we address eight ways to turn around a problem parent. Here are some ideas for working through this problem. Read more
Gaining a Mental Edge with Confident Athlete Series
We all know the best athletes have a mental edge as part of their games. For kids, this doesn’t just mean an edge in performance but an advantage in feeling good about themselves as people. The Confident Athlete Series by Dr. Patrick Cohn represents an opportunity to build up the self-esteem and sports outcomes of young athletes.
Save Time and Frustrations with GoToMeeting.com
Remember gathering people for meetings when gas was cheap? Now with the cost of gas it is a perfect excuse for skipping a meeting. GotoMeeting.com is offering a solution: the online meeting. Instead of driving, now all potential attendees need is a computer and Internet access.
