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Tag: coaching youth sports


  • Youth Sports: How To Inspire And Keep Your Coaches

    Aug 10 2022

    Youth Sports: How To Inspire And Keep Your Coaches

    By: Celia Balf

    In order for a youth sports organization to thrive, there has to be the right coaching staff in place to inspire and cultivate a positive and educational experience. Coaches, just…

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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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  • 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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  • 6 Athlete-Tested Tips to Build Confidence

    Nov 18 2021

    6 Athlete-Tested Tips to Build Confidence

    By: Lara Rosenbaum

    So much goes into creating an elite athlete: devoted coaches, parents, sports psychologists, physical therapists, trial and error, and of course, intrinsic motivation. Many athletes (including myself) also coach young…

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  • Bringing Back Sports for Better: Key Takeaways From the Pandemic & Youth Sports

    Oct 28 2021

    Bringing Back Sports for Better: Key Takeaways From the Pandemic & Youth Sports

    By: Marika Dasbach

    On Wednesday, October 20th, TeamSnap presented at the Aspen Institute’s 2021 Project Play Summit. This event is the nation’s premier event for leaders building healthy communities through sports. Joined by…

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  • Why Coaches Should Give Athletes Feedback All Season Long

    Sep 23 2021

    Why Coaches Should Give Athletes Feedback All Season Long

    By: Marika Dasbach

    A coach’s job is never done—from skill development to administrative tasks like scheduling, and off-season training, there’s a lot that goes into being a good coach. And while player development…

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  • Reasons We’re Loving the Postgame Report

    Aug 27 2021

    Reasons We’re Loving the Postgame Report

    By: TeamSnap

    At TeamSnap, we love using new features almost as much as we love releasing new features. One of our favorite new features we rolled out this year is the Postgame…

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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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  • 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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  • National Women & Girls in Sports Day – Call For Stories

    Jan 19 2021

    National Women & Girls in Sports Day – Call For Stories

    By: Marika Dasbach

    February 3, 2021, is the 35th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day. This moment inspires girls and women to own their inner and outer strength while understanding the…

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  • 10 Reasons Why Athletics Have Become a Beacon of Hope

    Oct 27 2020

    10 Reasons Why Athletics Have Become a Beacon of Hope

    By: Janis B. Meredith

    There’s nothing normal about life right now. And for children who, for the most part, do better with structure, routine and predictability, the changes they face in school, in sports,…

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  • Concussions in the Age of COVID-19

    Oct 08 2020

    Concussions in the Age of COVID-19

    By: Janis B. Meredith

    COVID-19 has given “normal” a different look for youth sports this fall. However, one thing that must not change is the diligent attention to concussions in athletics. First and foremost,…

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  • What Kind of Impact are Masks Having on Youth Sports?

    Sep 28 2020

    What Kind of Impact are Masks Having on Youth Sports?

    By: Kendall Ruth

    Summer may be ending but youth sports continue to reopen. The cooler weather will bring more sports and see many moving indoors. Now that there’s been some time to feel…

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  • DQ<sup>®</sup> Beyond the Game Contest Winner: Anthem Blue Baseball

    Sep 22 2020

    DQ® Beyond the Game Contest Winner: Anthem Blue Baseball

    By: TeamSnap

    Young Baseball Players Honor the Fallen and Play for Purpose Blog post sponsored by DQ® DQ® has a long-standing history of supporting youth sports and people who give back to…

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  • Feel Good Moments

    Sep 10 2020

    Feel Good Moments

    By: Chuck Schumacher

    “Watching my grandson learn all aspects of life through sports, playing hard, working as a team and most of all, having fun.” “The fun. Whether you are a player or…

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  • May 24 2018

    In Search of the Playmaker’s Advantage

    By: Dan Peterson

    This is the first of a three-part book excerpt from The Playmaker’s Advantage, available wherever books are sold. By Daniel Peterson and Leonard Zaichkowsky, Ph.D. How hard could it be?…

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