I saw a really great post in the Coaching Softball group on Facebook recently and felt it was well worth the share. There are so many parents and coaches who are utterly frustrated with athletes who don’t seem to catch on as fast as others or maybe even seem like they must not really be …
“A coach can really make or break an experience for an athlete.” This is a sentiment that was expressed to me one day. I DO agree that coaches ARE important. They are leaders and, yes, leadership matters. Yes, leaders can have an impact. Jerry Lynch, and the team over at Changing the Game, often say, “Your influence …
We don’t need more positive coaches or positive sports parents. Why? Because many who buy in to those ideas kind of have this feeling that not being mean is more or less the extent of what it entails … not swearing at the kids not yelling from the sidelines not going ballistic over mistakes not badmouthing others etc, …
Amanda Scarborough explained it perfectly in her article “The Power of Shaking Off.” I’m going to leave most of the talking to her on this topic. Before I do that, I just want to say that I’ve heard all kinds of “reasons” why coaches don’t let players call … Not even college players call their …
A Hawaii high school football team recently forfeited the remainder of their season due to “extreme concerns for student and staff safety”. Another headline from KHNL reads “Parent, coach tensions result in halt of Kaiser’s football season.” Most the season is over and many previous games were forfeited for various reasons. According to a comment left at …
