Archive | November, 2009

Wrestling Parents

Posted on 12 November 2009.

One of the worst experiences as a sports parent was the year my son, Kyle, wrestled when he was in the 1st grade. We’d go to these all day tourneys. Get there at 6:30 am for weighins… first match starts at 8:45. Over 15 seconds later as Kyle gets pinned by a kid 7 years [...]

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Basketball Coaches: The “Latin” of Coaching

Basketball Coaches: The “Latin” of Coaching

Posted on 12 November 2009. Tags: , , , , ,

If you go to any bookstore’s Sports section, chances are that you will see a disproportionate number of coaching books written by basketball coaches. Seriously, check it out next time you’re in Barnes and Noble. So that got me thinking, “Why is that?” Do basketball coaches have a secret formula on great coaching? What is [...]

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  • "What are your goals for a child playing sports?" July 31, 2010
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