As coaches transition into their summer lacrosse teams, here’s just a refresher as to how to maximize the effectiveness of your practices. Coaches need to keep in mind several factors such as the timing of the practice, how long and the skill level of the players. Let’s face it, practice in the heat is tough; [...]

For most Americans, Memorial Day Weekend means the start of summer. For families that have children who play club sports, it’s also the beginning of the summer tournaments for their respective sports. With two of my children playing, I know that I will be attending a lacrosse tournament every weekend from June 1st until the [...]

As Kudda is involved w/ multiple sports we get to see the coaches for each of these sports. And yes, they are very different for each. Now while I don’t want to infuriate coaches by labeling them w/ stereotypes, there are some qualities that are prevalent w/in the various sports. [...]

Coach, my five year old is getting ready for his first organized baseball action. Can you help me teach him to hit? J.R., Owings Mills, MD
The first place to start is with Tee work. If you are going to buy one, find a Batting Tee that can be adjusted for height. If you are looking [...]

We are going in the wrong direction! This slow trend toward one sport athletes for school aged kids is taking us down the wrong path. Parents, coaches and sometimes the players are making decisions to specialize in one youth sport. I have met hundreds of coaches who agree that the development of the athlete is [...]

Right now if you are the coach for a team and you want to have a website you have 2 choices. The industry leader is Eteamz run by Active.com. They have several options for teams ranging from free to a premium version for over $75/year. A relative newcomer to team management sites is League Lineup [...]

About 8 years ago I found myself in a very awkward position. As a lifelong baseball player and coach, I was being asked by my son’s recreation program director to help coach lacrosse. Seemed that the coach he had for the 7-8’s was a little too intense for those [...]

Welcome to our Blog. Here we have our coaches write articles about everything related to coaching youth sports. We’ll also have some weekly fitness and workouts…w/ accompanying videos.