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Tag: coaching advice


  • How To Know If Coaching Is The Right Career For You

    Oct 21 2022

    How To Know If Coaching Is The Right Career For You

    By: Celia Balf

    There is no one shoe that fits all when it comes to coaching. There isn’t a single recipe for coaching an athlete, and truly what works for one player may…

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  • A Coach’s Guide To Preseason Planning

    Aug 04 2022

    A Coach’s Guide To Preseason Planning

    By: Celia Balf

    If you ask any coach about their tips for making preseason as successful as possible, they will likely lead with the importance of organization and thoughtful planning. Just like anything,…

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  • What is your coaching style?

    Jul 13 2022

    What is your coaching style?

    By: Celia Balf

    When you hear the name Pat Summitt you probably think of  University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball and her legendary coaching career. You may also think about her coaching style and…

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  • Permission To Fail And Learning How Important Failure is

    Mar 14 2022

    Permission To Fail And Learning How Important Failure is

    By: Celia Balf

    Fear of failure looks and feels differently for every athlete. For some athletes, worrying about messing up can translate into playing timid and holding back from their ultimate potential. For…

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  • Why Preseason Meetings Are the Perfect Opportunity for Setting Parent’s Expectations for the Season

    Mar 01 2022

    Why Preseason Meetings Are the Perfect Opportunity for Setting Parent’s Expectations for the Season

    By: Marika Dasbach

    One of the toughest parts of being a coach for a youth sports team isn’t always wrangling kids, sometimes it’s actually wrangling the parents. Between game time, practice schedules, carpools,…

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  • Build a Gratitude Practice into Your Team

    Feb 14 2022

    Build a Gratitude Practice into Your Team

    By: Sarah Kostin

    Gratitude means feeling, expressing, or noticing thanks and appreciation. Gratitude often brings feelings of kindness, warmth, and other forms of generosity. Practicing gratitude means taking the time to notice and…

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  • 5 Tips to Build More Fun Into Your Youth Sports Team

    Jan 20 2022

    5 Tips to Build More Fun Into Your Youth Sports Team

    By: Faith Walls

    In a post-pandemic world, it is more important than ever to get kids off their screens and back outside being active. A research study from TeamSnap in partnership with Aspen…

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  • Six Tips for Using Visualization With Young Athletes

    Jan 12 2022

    Six Tips for Using Visualization With Young Athletes

    By: Sarah Kostin

    What is visualization and why is it good for athletes?  Visualization is the practice of imagining the sports performance you desire in real-life. Visualization can be fun and beneficial for…

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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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  • Are You a Good Sport? How Athletes (and Coaches) Can Practice Better Sportsmanship

    Oct 14 2021

    Are You a Good Sport? How Athletes (and Coaches) Can Practice Better Sportsmanship

    By: Monica Stockbridge

    We’ve all seen what can happen when an athlete or a coach experiences a lapse in sportsmanship. Foul language flies out their mouth; they withhold a handshake; they disrespect the…

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  • Team Building Activities Your Whole Team Will Love

    Jul 22 2021

    Team Building Activities Your Whole Team Will Love

    By: Marika Dasbach

      As adults, we often assume that getting the kids onto the fields and into youth sports is all that needs to happen to build a cohesive, tight-knit team. But…

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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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  • How to Use TeamSnap in the Offseason

    May 21 2019

    How to Use TeamSnap in the Offseason

    By: Lisa Hope

    The offseason is here. For some, coming down from a busy season is hard. Your brain might not easily switch from coach mode to chill mode. Worrisome questions may be…

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  • How to Help Your Child Lose

    Dec 05 2018

    How to Help Your Child Lose

    By: Janis B. Meredith

    No athlete enjoys losing. But it is inevitable, and teaching your child how to lose properly is just as important as teaching manners, honesty and responsibility. Your child can learn…

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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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  • Jun 17 2016

    Asking a Problem Player or Parent to Leave the Team

    By: TeamSnap

    By Evan Tabachnick & Warren Tabachnick It might not be something you want to consider, but sometimes a player or his/her parents are so problematic for the team that the…

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  • Mar 03 2015

    One Coach’s Take on ‘Win at All Costs’ Parents and Teams

    By: Karl Dewazien

    Here’s a question that Koach Karl of the FUNdamental Soccer Book Series and TeamSnap Blog contributor received, and his response: Question: The culture of all American sports is to win,…

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  • Feb 03 2015

    Coaching With a Purpose: Mixing Mental Lessons With Physical Ones

    By: TeamSnap

    In just the last two decades, coaches are finally realizing the tremendous impact they can have on their win/loss record and the respect of their athletes by coaching the mental…

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  • Coaching Parents: Part 2

    Nov 14 2013

    Coaching Parents: Part 2

    By: Cal & Bill Ripken

    View Part I of Coaching Parents here. Parental attitudes often funnel down to their kids even on the field. We recently shared a previous blog post on how coaches can…

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