If you missed them, the CoachDeck OnDeck Newsletters for Soccer and Baseball/softball have been delivered. There are many exciting articles and offers inside which we’re sure you’ll enjoy.
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OnDeck Newsletter goes out today
Posted on February 28, 2012 by coachdeck
The February, 2012 issue of our popular OnDeck Newsletter will be going out later today. If you’re not subscribed and would like to receive it, you may sign up here, and also read previous issues.
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Breaking in a new baseball glove
Posted on February 26, 2012 by coachdeck
This is the time of year for so many to break in that new baseball mitt they bought for the new season. What’s the best method? Here is an entertaining and informative article that debunks many myths and provides guidance, written by the LA Times’ Chris Erskine.
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The good, the bad and the boring
Posted on February 25, 2012 by coachdeck
I happened to be at the fields of a league that had recently purchased our products to provide to their coaches. I watched parts of of three different teams’ practices. What I saw was both gratifying and disappointing. My son had a varsity game at a local high school which, it turned out, is adjacent [...]
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Did you win? (Part 2 of 2)
Posted on February 24, 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 [...]
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Tryouts: What’s the message
Posted on February 23, 2012 by coachdeck
By Adrian Parrish No matter how you conduct your soccer try-outs somebody will find a flaw, somebody will be unhappy, even if you opt to keep every player that attends the tryouts. The reason being is that it comes down to opinions and the inability to please everyone. You can ask the parents or the [...]
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Important counts for catchers
Posted on February 22, 2012 by coachdeck
Although every pitch is very is very important, learning what counts are the most important will not only make you a smart catcher, but it will help keep pitchers in the ball game longer and translate into more wins for the team. Here are the counts of a ball game listed in order of urgency: [...]
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Monday night football countdown
Posted on February 20, 2012 by coachdeck
We’re counting down this evening…eleven days until the release of CoachDeck for Football. Our fifth title. We’ve gotten a sneak peek and it is awesome!
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Coaching strategies for helping the injured athlete cope
Posted on February 18, 2012 by coachdeck
The fifth and final installment in Dr. Alan Goldberg’s series on helping athletes through injuries. This segment deals with what coaches can do. #1 BE EMPATHETIC- Let your athletes know that YOU understand what THEY are feeling and having to go through. Understand where their anger, frustration and disappointment comes from and allow them time [...]
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The paperboy from Fullerton
Posted on February 17, 2012 by coachdeck
Warren Buffett has attributed much of his success to his early days running his own paper route. He often laments the fact that no longer is the paper delivered by youngsters on bicycles because he believes in the character, discipline and work ethic that line of work instilled in boys and girls. One such boy, [...]
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