Youth Sports
Basic Offensive Plays for Youth Basketball Coaches
In youth basketball, most productive offensive plays are characterized by continuous passing and simple movement. Motion or continuity offenses will contain passes, cuts and screens in either a free flowing [...]
How To Deal With Ball Hogs In Soccer
“Ball hogs” are easy to identify on the field. They don’t pass or look for open teammates. They take possession of the ball whenever they can, dribble it down the [...]
One Phrase That Can Elevate Your Child’s Performance
Imagine if there was one magical phrase, that when repeated at different times throughout the day, could improve the odds that your child would be successful at everything. Researchers have [...]
Injured, or Just Temporarily Sore
There is a difference between playing when you are injured and playing when you are sore. Both may be painful, but playing with an injury is likely to make that [...]
Kids Spend too Much Practice Time Standing Around. Here’s How to Fix It
Practice is where athletes learn how to play the game. It’s where teams learn to work together, form an identity and develop a strategy. Practice is also the best place [...]
3 Tips to Keep Workouts Engaging For Young Athletes
Although "variety is the spice of life," it can quickly become the enemy of progress in the weight room when it's overemphasized at the expense of other strength training principles. [...]
Youth Speed Drills You Need to Know
Working with youth athletes to improve speed is both highly rewarding and at times highly challenging. Speed workouts come in many forms and from...
Why the ‘Big Kid’ Often Gets Bad Coaching in Youth Sports
The big kid. Watch any youth sporting event, and you can pick them out. They’re the ones who look like they’re in the wrong age group. Their physical development is [...]
4 Youth Basketball Drills That Teach the Fundamentals
You can begin teaching your athletes the fundamentals of the game of basketball as early as third grade (or even younger). Showing youth athletes proper footwork and how to play [...]
What To Do When Sports Schedules Overlap
Today's youth athlete is encouraged to partake in multiple sports and activities throughout their developmental years as the dangers of early specialization are well documented. Parents have seen the potentially [...]
