By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Years ago, Author Amanda Ripley wrote an article, “The Case Against High School Sports,” which outlines the costs, financial and otherwise, incurred as a result of high school sports programs. It's worth revisiting. She brings...
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The Pros and Cons of Coaching Clinics
By Brian Gotta Every year, as we talk to youth sport leagues across the country, we hear of organizations conducting coaching clinics for their volunteer coaches. We’re big believers in this type of training and think everyone should do it....
Letter From a Player to a Volunteer Coach
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeckDear Coach,Thank you for coaching my team this season. I hope you can pick me again next year, because I had so much fun. I thought I’d tell you some of my favorite things about...
Five Youth Coaching Sins by Brian Gotta
Here is an article that was republished by our partners at Upstart Sports. It's worth a second read if you've already seen it here.
Five Youth Coaching Sins
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck There are many mistakes – big and small – made by youth sports coaches everywhere. But here are five in particular that seem to be some of the most common traps we fall into.1)...