Thank you to all who have made this our most successful year ever. We look forward to helping more and more coaches be the best they can be in 2012. Have a safe and prosperous 2012. And please enjoy this heartwarming story by Rick Reilly to put into perspective our thoughts on the old year [...]
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From Carolyn Stern, CEO of UNICEF U.S. Fund Hundreds of thousands of children in the Horn of Africa are still in peril. UNICEF is racing to help them survive – but we need your help. Thankfully, there’s good news: An anonymous group of generous donors has agreed to match every dollar you give between now [...]
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By Tom Turner Would any good team coach have his or her players…. Hit for the fences on every at bat in baseball or softball? Throw “Hail Mary” passes on every down in football? Shoot every puck into the attacking zone in hockey? Throw every inbound pass the length of the court in basketball? Would [...]
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There are two things that kids want from practice. They want to get better, and they want to have fun. There are many coaches who are great at teaching fundamentals, but don’t have much fun doing it. And there are other coaches who run fun practices, but don’t teach much in the way of skills. [...]
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One of our partners, the American Baseball Foundation (ABF) presented its summary of research related to youth baseball pitching to the Development Commission of the International Baseball Federation at its world congress held in Dallas, Texas on December 2 & 3, 2011. Identifying the relative importance of causal factors affecting youth pitchers, David Osinski detailed [...]
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By Ryan Sienko, Owner of Catch and Throw Ball!!! How many times has that four letter word frustrated pitchers, managers, and fans that thought the pitch was a strike? We all understand that the umpire’s calls are part of the game, but that doesn’t soften the blow of a ball thrown right down the middle [...]
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By Dr. Alan Goldberg (Note: This is the third in a series on Injuries to Athletes:) So what happens to all of these psychological goodies when you’re suddenly sidelined by an injury? To put it simply, you become overwhelmed by a variety of internal and external losses. As the athlete struggles with the impact of [...]
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“Experience is a tough teacher. It gives you the test before giving you the lesson.” – Vernon Law “You never have to look far, or wait long, to be reminded how thin the line is between being a hero and a goat.” – Mickey Mantle “Playing in the Big League wasn’t nearly as hard as [...]
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Anyone who doesn’t believe the responsibility and reward of volunteering to coach in youth sports is great should read the first person account written by Luz. This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2009.
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Believe in zero. That is the motto UNICEF has adopted. Reduce the zero the number of children who die each day from preventable causes. We’d like you to take a moment this holiday season and reflect on how fortunate we are and maybe take just a few dollars that would be spent on something we [...]
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