If you didn’t get them in your inbox today but don’t want to wait until they’re up on our homepage, you can read our OnDeck for Baseball or OnDeck for Soccer here. Enjoy!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
OnDeck Newsletters go out tomorrow!
Posted on January 30, 2012 by coachdeck
Look for your copy of our popular OnDeck Newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. Lots of new articles and exciting offers in both our soccer and baseball editions. If you don’t currently get the newsletter but you’d like to, you may subscribe here. You can also read previous issues via the same link.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
The main ingredient of stardom
Posted on January 27, 2012 by coachdeck
For those who believe in the “Team” concept instead of the “Me” attitude that has seemingly taken over modern sport, we offer these words from John Wooden, found in Wooden, by Steve Jamison. No UCLA basketball player’s number was retired while I was coach. Later on, certain numbers were retired, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s number [...]
Filed under: Sports World | Leave a Comment »
Did you win? (Part 2 of 2)
Posted on January 26, 2012 by coachdeck
By Maureen Dracup I received this email from that U10 girls’ coach I worked with; an update after their last game. “Before our game on Saturday, I started off with telling the team that we were going to try something different today. They were going to coach themselves. I was going to watch, make substitutions [...]
Filed under: Working with Players | Leave a Comment »
Did you win? (Part 1 of 2)
Posted on January 25, 2012 by coachdeck
By Maureen Dracup Over the past couple of months, I spent time attending coach education events; a licensing course in Chula Vista, California, the NSCAA convention in Baltimore and the USYSA workshop in Pittsburgh. While the classroom and field sessions are an invaluable venue to pick up new ideas and grow as a coach and [...]
Filed under: Working with Players | Leave a Comment »
Letter from a reader
Posted on January 22, 2012 by coachdeck
We received this email from a coach who is struggling with disgruntled parents on the soccer team she is coaching: I am the coach of a u11 academy girls soccer team. I have been getting a lot of flack from parents about playing time. This is from, of course, the parents of the weaker players [...]
Filed under: Parents and Children, Working with Players | Leave a Comment »
Football release date – March 1st!
Posted on January 21, 2012 by coachdeck
Our much-anticipated CoachDeck for football finally has a due-date! March 1, 2012 the decks will be in our warehouse available for purchase. We’ve got a sneak preview copy and it is awesome! Put on the pads and the helmets. Are you ready for some football?
Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
Four runs or less
Posted on January 20, 2012 by coachdeck
By Todd Guilliams Our objective in a nine-inning ball game is to hold our opponents to four-runs-or-less. This goal provides direction for our defense during the course of a game and practice. Once the goal has been established (four, five, six runs or whatever works in a specific program), then the players have to understand [...]
Filed under: Working with Players | Leave a Comment »
Athlete strategies for coping with injury
Posted on January 19, 2012 by coachdeck
By Dr. Alan Goldberg (Note: This is the fourth in a series on Injuries to Athletes:) #1 BE SAD – Allow yourself to mourn and feel whatever loss you are experiencing. Being “macho”, “strong” or “brave” by burying or hiding your feelings in this situation is not only a WASTE OF ENERGY, but will interfere [...]
Filed under: Sports World | Leave a Comment »
