ESPN’s Outside the Lines presents a terrific look at this issue here. When a player in Marin County, CA suffered a horrific injury from a line drive off a metal bat, the conference voted to use wood the remainder of the season. A California Assemblyman has introduced legislation to put a one year moratorium on [...]
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John Wooden passed away over the weekend. In addition to being the greatest basketball coach in history, he was a profoundly philosophical man whose life of grace, humor, spirituality and honor served as a model for all who knew of him. The book, Wooden, is required reading for my children and many quotes from it [...]
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I’ve already discussed the origins of the word, “Coach”. The word originates in England, from “coach” as in “carriage”; a vehicle that transports one from where they are now, to where they want to be. University students in 19th century England likened their instructors to carriages, “guiding” the students through their classes and exams. The [...]
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We are in the process of re-building our CoachDeck “Extras” Page, which is an additional online resource for all CoachDeck customers. We offer free, useful downloads for volunteer coaches and will soon unveil our new “Marketplace” chock full of special offers from selected vendors with whom we’ve established special relationships. Most of these companies won’t [...]
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