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Tag: athletes


  • Creating Healthy & Active Habits for Families in the New Year

    Jan 13 2022

    Creating Healthy & Active Habits for Families in the New Year

    By: Faith Walls

    As the New Year kicks off, it’s the perfect time to take a look at your family routine and think about potential positive changes and habits you can build into…

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  • How Yoga Is Beneficial for Sports & Recovery in Youth Athletes

    Jan 07 2022

    How Yoga Is Beneficial for Sports & Recovery in Youth Athletes

    By: Sarah Kostin

    Yoga is a fun, easy, and beneficial practice for young athletes. It builds core strength, improves balance and body awareness, and aids in recovery. Yoga helps athletes to notice the…

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  • 7 Tips To Encourage Teamwork on Your Youth Sports Team

    Nov 15 2021

    7 Tips To Encourage Teamwork on Your Youth Sports Team

    By: Monica Stockbridge

    Whether coaching youth teams, rec leagues or even pro levels, many coaches aim to build a strong team by adding the strongest individual players they can find. Sure, it makes…

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  • Mind Over Matter: Helping Your Athletes Prepare for Tryouts

    Oct 25 2021

    Mind Over Matter: Helping Your Athletes Prepare for Tryouts

    By: Marika Dasbach

    Tryouts, evaluations, auditions, selections, whatever you call it, the evaluation and assessment process for making a competitive youth sports team can be daunting, and let’s face it, a little nerve-wracking…

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  • Help Your Athletes Beat the Heat and Dehydration

    Sep 13 2021

    Help Your Athletes Beat the Heat and Dehydration

    By: Marika Dasbach

    Proper hydration is important for day-to-day life but also plays a critical role in the physical performance of athletes of all ages. During their sports season, kids are often playing…

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  • A Parent’s Guide to Getting Kids Involved in Sports

    Aug 31 2021

    A Parent’s Guide to Getting Kids Involved in Sports

    By: Marika Dasbach

    So you want to get your kids involved in sports but don’t know where to start? Like most things parenting-related, there’s no hard and fast roadmap for what to do,…

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  • 5 Lessons Young Athletes Learn From Lacrosse

    Aug 23 2021

    5 Lessons Young Athletes Learn From Lacrosse

    By: TeamSnap

    Lacrosse, the fastest sport on two feet, is growing even faster across the USA than the pace of play. As a former player and current coach, it’s easy for me…

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  • Achieving The Normal Mind: The Path Of The Competitive Athlete

    Jul 03 2021

    Achieving The Normal Mind: The Path Of The Competitive Athlete

    By: Chuck Schumacher

      “When you do everything in the normal state of mind, as it is when totally unoccupied, then everything goes smoothly and easily” – Yagyu Munenori.  “He makes hitting a ball…

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  • Positive Coaching Alliance 2021 National Double-goal Coach® Award Winners Announced

    Mar 11 2021

    Positive Coaching Alliance 2021 National Double-goal Coach® Award Winners Announced

    By: Marika Dasbach

    As part of our ongoing partnership with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), we are proud to announce the national recipients and winners of PCA’s 2021 National Double-goal Coach® Award. In…

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  • 2021 Regional Double-goal Coach® Award Winners Presented By Teamsnap & Positive Coaching Alliance

    Mar 03 2021

    2021 Regional Double-goal Coach® Award Winners Presented By Teamsnap & Positive Coaching Alliance

    By: TeamSnap

    TeamSnap and the Positive Coaching Alliance partnered up to give out the Double-Goal Coach® Award, which celebrates the coaches, administrators, and team parents that have contributed to the success of…

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  • Managing Expectations for Your Sports Organization in 2021

    Feb 15 2021

    Managing Expectations for Your Sports Organization in 2021

    By: Kody Pedersen

    During a trying year, one moment seemingly everyone was excited for was flipping the calendar to 2021. Where 2020 had denied us so many of our simple pleasures, 2021 promised…

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  • How Sports Empower Women and Girls for Life

    Feb 02 2021

    How Sports Empower Women and Girls for Life

    By: Marika Dasbach

    February 3, 2021, is the 35th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day. This day calls on girls and women to own their inner and outer strength while recognizing…

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  • What’s Next for College-Bound Athletes?

    Sep 02 2020

    What’s Next for College-Bound Athletes?

    By: Janis B. Meredith

    According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, 51 NFHS member state associations and 19,500 high schools nationwide are making difficult decisions about how to restart high school…

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  • How Healthy Are Sports Drinks, Anyway?

    Jun 14 2019

    How Healthy Are Sports Drinks, Anyway?

    By: Lisa Hope

    If you ever watch sports, you’re bound to see players sipping on neon-colored drinks during a game. You may even see coaches get an ice bucket shower after a big…

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  • 5 Ways to Prepare Feet for Summer

    Jun 11 2019

    5 Ways to Prepare Feet for Summer

    By: Lara Rosenbaum

    The mercury has risen and here’s a hot truth: Summer can be fantastic for the soul, but hard on the feet. We’re talking flip flops and running in the sand—both…

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  • Apr 19 2018

    Tracking The Next Generation of World Cup Soccer Players

    By: Dan Peterson

    In June, when the world’s best men’s soccer teams kickoff World Cup 2018, we will be painfully reminded that Team USA will not be among them for the first time…

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  • Apr 08 2018

    7 Core Values of Youth Sports

    By: Janis B. Meredith

    Every now and then we all need reminders of what youth sports is really all about. Use these core values as that reminder and never forget that youth sports are really about…

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  • Is Your Child’s Coach Playing Favorites?

    Oct 09 2017

    Is Your Child’s Coach Playing Favorites?

    By: Emily Cohen

    I was livid. My son, the back-up second baseman, had been told by the coach that, if the team had a sizable lead, he would come into the game in…

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  • Stop Using ‘Play Like a Girl’ as an Insult & Celebrate Instead

    Dec 02 2016

    Stop Using ‘Play Like a Girl’ as an Insult & Celebrate Instead

    By: TeamSnap

    I don’t know when the phrase “like a girl” became an insult. We’ve all heard things like: “Wow, you run like a girl.” “Ha, she totally fights like a girl.”…

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  • Nov 03 2015

    Keep Players Safe This Hockey Season

    By: Erin Wozniak

    Although every athlete is concerned about staying safe, few sports present the same dangers as hockey. With high-speed gameplay and potential for errant sticks or pucks, there’s a degree of…

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  • 3 Nontraditional Sports for Nontraditional Kids

    Oct 29 2015

    3 Nontraditional Sports for Nontraditional Kids

    By: TeamSnap

    Most parents encourage their kids to get involved in a sport at a young age, but not every kid is interested in football or soccer. Some kids look at a…

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  • How to Build a Successful Team: #4 Know How Hard to Push and #5 Seek Help

    Mar 05 2013

    How to Build a Successful Team: #4 Know How Hard to Push and #5 Seek Help

    By: TeamSnap

    Part III of III  Read Part I and Part II Parents and coaches, keep your cool. Manage your expectations of your athlete, or they won’t find it enjoyable on a deeper…

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  • Five “Linsanity” Lessons for Youth Athletes – and their Parents

    Feb 22 2012

    Five “Linsanity” Lessons for Youth Athletes – and their Parents

    By: Emily Cohen

    Who doesn’t love the Jeremy Lin story? Whether or not you are a basketball fan, it’s pretty hard to escape the catchy, punny headlines: Linsanity! Another Win for Lin! Lincredible!…

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  • Dec 21 2010

    Fun Ideas for Sports Kids During Tournament Down Time

    By: Margaux Viola

    Last week we shared tips for parents on staying involved and productive at the rink or gym during tournament time. This post is focused on the players and offers ideas…

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