By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck (Note: Article originally published in 2010):My 13 year-old daughter plays soccer for a highly-ranked competitive team. She loves it. It is probably her favorite thing to do in the world. She and my 15...
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Why Enforce the Rules if You're Not Keeping Score?
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Local Leagues are starting Fall-ball programs across the country, which means two things: A lot of parents who lack experience will be coaching a team for the first time, and a lot of kids...
Helping kids handle tough or abusive coaches
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck A reader wrote in and asked my opinion on a very touchy subject. A dad sent an email describing a girls’ high school coach who exhibited angry, sarcastic and belittling behavior when coaching the...
Sports and Bullying
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Tragic school shootings and increasing numbers of teen suicides have led to an increased focus on the topic of bullying among children at school. But school may not be the only place bullying occurs....
Can We Over-Coach Kids?
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck We’ve all heard complaints about coaches who don’t do enough. (“He barely said a word all season! The kids didn’t learn anything!”) But is there a down side to coaches who coach too much? Is...