By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck I spent eight years on my local Little League board, and remember this time of year; spring registrations. It is the time of year that our board got inundated with email requests for six,...
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Never make inappropriate comments or jokes
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Comments about drugs, alcohol, religion, race or those of a crude or sexual nature can never be made. Don’t ever swear. This should go without saying. I was coaching a 12U girls softball game...
Do Really Young Kids Need to Stretch Before Practices?
By Brian Gotta, President of Upstart SportsWhile most kids this age are pretty limber by nature and don’t have much in the way of muscles to pull, it is always a good idea to get them to warm up their...
The Benefits of Youth Sports
This article from the University of San Diego is a tremendous read and is highly recommended for parents wondering if they should enroll their children into sports activities.
Is it Time for Supportive Parent?
Is your school, club or league suffering from the epidemic sweeping the nation of overbearing sports parents? If so, have them watch the Supportive Parent presentation from our partners at Supportive Parent.com. They'll quickly understand that their roles are to...