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As a youth sports coach, are you working with structured practice plans? Practice makes perfect, as the saying goes, and this is especially true in the realm of sports. For basketball, softball, and baseball, where teamwork, coordination, and skill are paramount, having a well-structured practice plan can make all the difference in a team’s performance. Coaches who take the time to prepare detailed practice plans
All sports have some form of tradition associated with them. When it comes to softball, cheers and chants play a major role. Softball cheers and chants add more energy and excitement into the game. While softball cheers are mostly longer and also include stunts or body movements, chants are shorter and are repetitive throughout a certain action. The cheers and chants are often repeated to
Practice plans for baseball are ingrained for many coaches. Others like to take a far more casual approach and improvise. As a general rule of thumb, the coaches who come prepared to practice with a fairly tight agenda can accomplish so much more. Baseball Practice Plans – The Value of Planning And Ideas As a baseball coach, it is often the case that there are
Cam Newton, the Carolina Panthers’ quarterback is having a great year. He has been playing at a high level and makes the perfect case for NFL MVP 2015. He makes the right decisions, makes good throws, runs at the right time, consistently picks up first downs, and demonstrates leadership at every point. Cam has been carrying his team and creating opportunities in all games. When
Are you ready for some football? Fantasy Football continues to get bigger and better each year. As an owner/coach, the key is preparation. You have to prepare for the draft. Prepare line-ups each week. But, it all starts with coming up with a team name. When it comes to a Fantasy Football team name, there are lots of directions to take. Fantasy Football Team Names
Game after game, season after season, the best baseball coaches are easy to spot. Their teams may not always be blessed with the most natural talent, but come playoff time, they know what they’re doing. How to field, where to throw, how to execute a bunt and more. Coaching makes a big difference in baseball. What is it about the great baseball coaches that makes
Football is the most popular sport in America. It only stands to reason, that some folks are going to try to poke a little fun at one of our favorites. Here are 11 football quotes we found to be humorous. What do you think? 11 Funny Football Quotations “A football coach is a person who is willing to lay down your life for the good
MVP Offseason Workouts are a new line of ebooks for young athletes ages 10 – 17 years old. The baseball and basketball titles are currently available, and softball is scheduled to be published by the end of March. Each title provides a 6 or 9 week guided course for improving skills and getting in shape for the regular season. “We’ve packaged together 18 guided workouts
If you live in a climate where the winters are full of snow and cold, preparing for the baseball season can still be accomplished using a few tools and a little imagination. Your basement or your garage can be used to practice hitting, catching & throwing. Even if you live in a warm climate, there may be times when there is no one around to
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Michael O’Halloran’s Never Forget They’re Kids – Ideas for Coaching Your Daughter’s 4th-8th Grade Basketball Team. The Value of Video There are several times throughout the season when I find value in videotaping players and their play on the court. As a coach, it helps slow things down and you can watch the action on the court or
Here’s an idea if you’re coaching a youth basketball team: assign them a video clinic to take from the comfort of their home. I was looking for an instructional video on shooting form and came across one prepared by Kansas City Basketball Training. The 10 minute video below was just what I was looking for. Using the acronym: “BEEF,” the instructor discusses fundamentals like Balance,
