By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck We’ve all been there. Running a practice with a swarm of kids and trying our best to make it fun and entertaining while still teaching good, solid fundamentals. It is commonly accepted that the...
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Developing a Plan
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Your first order of business should be to develop a thorough plan before each week’s practice. By using the vast library of drills available in your CoachDeck you’ll quickly be on your way to...
A tale of two steals of home
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck As a basecoach, I’m pretty aggressive and pride myself in being able to exploit defensive mistakes. But this story isn’t about my acumen, rather about two different opposing coaches’ reactions to a similar situation....
A coach needs to be organized
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck: The level of success you have this season will depend upon your organization. Your CoachDeck contains 52 great drills to assist you. But the bottom line is, come to practice with a strategy in...
When a coach is over-competitive
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck: A coach who is over-competitive makes the season fun for his son or daughter, and perhaps one or two other kids who possess better-than-average ability. But he reduces the fun for the kids who...