One of our readers, Dennis Hillyard, has written several terrific articles regarding coaching youth in soccer. We will be publishing many of these over the next several weeks. This is the first installment. I am often asked which profession is similar to that of the soccer coach. Without hesitation I always reply a SCHOOL TEACHER‟ [...]
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Here’s a story we never dreamed we’d see. UC Berkley, citing budget cuts and pressure from Title IX, has eliminated its baseball program. As someone with sons hoping to someday play Division 1 college baseball, this does not come as good news. Read the LA Times story here.
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The video you can see here exemplifies everything wrong in youth sports. Over-the-top, testosterone-fueled parents wildly brawling at a youth football game, while kids try to pull them apart. The result? The kids now don’t get to play in the postseason. Is it fair that the kids get punished for the actions of their coaches? [...]
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By Dan Gazaway, Owner & Founder of The Pitching Academy How long should your stride be? That is a question that we get from many coaches, parents and pitchers. Many coaches give their opinion of how long a stride should be; some say as long as you are tall, some say longer and some say [...]
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We’ve all been hit by economic hard times. But our lives are fairy-tales compared to the disaster victims in Haiti and Pakistan. And nothing is more tragic than seeing the effects of disasters on suffering, innocent children – children who would love to have the “problems,” our kids have. That’s why when we heard the [...]
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by Jodi Sheakley, MS CFT Which snacks qualify as superstars that assist with recovery and may also assist in helping prevent injury and illness? The following list has been designed with young athletes’ increased needs for the following vitamins and minerals. Keep in mind that active adolescents have a need for not just increased calories, [...]
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By Joey Bilotta EduKick International Soccer Camps “You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” –Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky may have been a hockey player, but his quote about scoring goals is true in any sport–including soccer. A lot of students in our EduKick soccer camps and boarding schools start out with hesitation to [...]
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San Diego, CA September 21, 2010 – CoachDeck LLC, (www.coachdeck.com) a leader in providing training resources for youth sports coaches, has announced a joint venture with UNICEF to create awareness about and raise money for disaster relief efforts in Haiti and Pakistan. UNICEF recently reported that over 100,000 children in Pakistan are at risk of [...]
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We have a big announcement coming soon about how we’re going to help with the flood and earthquake victims in Pakistan and Haiti. Look for more information in upcoming posts.
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In case the world of high school and college sports isn’t already crazy enough… LSU offers scholarship to 15-year-old freshman.
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