By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck and Supportive Parent We frequently receive letters from parents and coaches asking for advice. Below are representations of two such letters, written about the same child: One from the child’s parent and one from...
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First (and Worst) Coach I Ever Had
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck During my childhood and into high school I played a variety of sports and was on many teams. Through all of those teams, both recreational and school-affiliated, I had some average coaches, some good...
CoachDeck Volleyball
CoachDeck for volleyball is a deck of 52 great, fundamental drills that coaches of players of all ages can use to run fun and effective practices on the fly, even if they have little or no experience. Get your deck...
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, 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)...