By Pam Richmond Champagne"You did quite well, Amy, but I know you can do better." How many parents, when giving praise to their young athlete, kill all the joy out of it by adding the dreaded, "but."Recently I had a...
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Specialization. Overuse. What Do YOU Think?
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck A Facebook post recently caught my attention. A former coach wrote: 'Kids are playing too much without rest. I think I've seen 12-13 year-olds play as many games in a season as pros and...
More Than Just Soccer
Our friends at Bison have sponsored our soccer newsletter for years. But did you know that their product offerings go well beyond soccer? Most field sports, indoor and outdoor basketball....you name it and they have what you need to equip...
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...
Get Ready For the Weekend!
With the weather that many of us are having, it might be a little precarious to go outside tomorrow and Sunday, but we hope you can safely take a walk, shovel a little snow, do something indoors or out to...