Save Money and Time with the EZ Goal Backstop
The EZ Goal Backstop Puck Rebounder helps protect your house and windows from damage due to stray pucks and balls. This Puck Rebounder also helps put an end to the “Lost Puck Syndrome.” So is it worth it? Here’s our review of the EZ Goal Backstop Puck Rebounder.
Improve Performance with Player Homework
Because most coaches don’t assign “homework” after practices, players may come to believe that attending and working hard at practices are all it takes to become a great player. At younger ages, this might be true, but as age increases so does the need for players to take an active interest in their own training and development.
Expert Advice: Selecting the Right Hockey Gloves
There is no right or wrong way to decide which glove is right for your player. Each player is looking for something different. Whether it is the overall fit or desired individual features of the glove, each player has different tastes. If you ask others which is their favorite glove you will get many different answers. The experts have laid out the important factors that you need to know to assist you in finding the glove that best suits your needs.
Helping Your Athletes Make Better Decisions
In this article for coaches, youth coaching expert Steve Horan discusses the how coaches can help their athletes make better decisions.
10 Ways Your Player Can Be a Better Teammate
When players join a team, they often get instructions from a coach about what is expected of them, but, players rarely get a similar set of instructions from their teammates. However, learning what is expected from teammates can be a fairly simple process. All players need to do is list what they want from their teammates and then work to give those things first. Here is a common wish list for teammates: Read more
Holiday Season Can Bring Good Cheer, Team Money
During the holidays your team can raise a lot of money by selling Christmas trees, wreaths, citrus fruit and poinsettias from a pre-order list.
How to Help Your Child be More Competitive
In this article for parents, youth sports psychology expert Patrick Cohn answers a reader’s question. The question submitted by James W is: “What is the best way to get your kids to be more competitive?”
Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports
A concussion is a brain injury caused by a bump or blow to the head that can change the way your brain normally works. Even what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be serious. As many as 3.8 million sports and recreation related concussions are estimated to occur in the United States each year.
Win or Lose, Build a Young Player’s Confidence
Kids who are taught to overvalue winning might feel bad about themselves as athletes when they lose. Darrell Burnett, a leading youth sports expert, identified two questions you can ask your player after a loss. Dr. Burnett stated, “Get their mind off of a loss by asking specific questions.” Here are the questions: Read more
Convert Used Equipment into Cash for Your Team
Here’s an easy fundraising idea that is pretty simple and doesn’t take much time. Simply collect your team’s old or unused hockey equipment. Either take this equipment to a local Play It Again Sports and have them buy it from you, or have a team parent put it on eBay to sell. Your team will be paid cash!
