By Brian Gotta, President of Upstart Sports Soon, it will be tournament time across the country. This is when league champions are crowned and then square off against champs from other leagues. Soon, all-stars will begin and thousands of kids...
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Choice of Words
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck The way you say something makes all the difference in the world. A coach might be frustrated with a player who he didn’t think was hustling and say, “You’re always looking for the easy...
Having Fun
Your job as coach is to make this season a fun one and this should go without saying. However, too many coaches forget why they are coaching youth sports, and fall into negative patterns of behavior. Try to keep the...
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...
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...