by Jodi Sheakley, MS, CFT – Nutrivita Wellness Student-athletes face additional challenges with back-to-school season, such as less sleep due to homework and extracurricular activities. So anytime we can introduce “two-for-one” deals that make their lives easier in any of their academics, sports, and other life arenas, we score a victory. A sound nutrition program [...]
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We’ve all heard complaints about coaches who don’t do enough. (“He barely said a word all season! The kids didn’t learn anything!”) But is there a down side to coaches who coach too much? Is it possible that at the youth level we can do so much coaching we actually create an environment where players [...]
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By Dan Gazaway, Owner & Founder of The Pitching Academy When you are out working on pitching mechanics this off season, take some time and work on your torque. It’s the key to throwing deep into games as well as improved velocity. This past week I was out at a local baseball training facility working [...]
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As youth coaches, our jobs are to do more than just coach the X’s and O’s. Great coaches try to instill character, sportsmanship, work ethic and other qualities in their players. No one better exemplified this than John Wooden, whose players not only learned excellent basketball fundamentals, but extremely valuable life lessons as well. It [...]
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There are many reasons kids quit playing sports. Over-competitive coaches, fear of injury, feelings of failure and other issues can cause kids to opt out for other, non-athletic interests. But how do we explain kids who are still interested in sports, but just not baseball? Why do so many kids who love sports and love [...]
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Another great article by Rick Reilly from ESPN.com. Jane Lang is blind, yet makes a 2 1/2 hour trek, 30 times a year to see her beloved Yankees play, accompanied only by her guide dog, Clipper. On her most recent trip, she was accompanied by some surprise visitors. Read the article here.
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CNN.com A young baseball phenom has received one of the sport’s highest honors — recognition from the National Baseball Hall of Fame for pitching not one, but two perfect games. And while a perfect game — defined as one in which the pitcher allows no hits and no walks — is a rare occurrence for [...]
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“If you’re not happy in one place, chances are pretty good you won’t be happy in another place.”
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Ever feel discouraged, like giving up? You know, feel a little sorry for yourself because of the way your day is going? Maybe we could all take a lesson in what it means to go on and keep fighting, to overcome adversity and not let anything stand in our way, from three war vets with [...]
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Is this a precursor of things to come, or simply an overreaction to a tragic event that was taken to the highest level? Is this the first step in the universal “dumbing down” or even elimination of aluminum bats everywhere? Little League headquarters is staunchly opposed to moving away from metal, and has published numerous [...]
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