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It’s Lonely at the Top: Enlisting Support for the Leader

Informed Practitioner in Sport

When individuals ascend to the top of the coaching tree or high performance structure they are faced with a host of new challenges that are beyond and often quite different to anything they have encountered in their professional career previously. At the time of being appointed into head coach, performance director, athletic director or general manager positions it is very rare that the individual is fully equipped for the range and scope of the challenges they will face.

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How to control your emotions in sports: Help yourself and your players stay clear-headed

Player Development Project

PDP Co-Founder Dave Wright & Positive Psychology expert Lara Mossman discussing how to control emotions in sports. We can’t expect youth soccer players to show great emotional control all of the time. It’s sometimes easy to forget, but they’re not mini-adults — they don’t have the same capacity to control their emotions as we do, and we shouldn’t expect them to.

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The School Day Starts When You Want

Sport World School

A school that significantly boosts the chances of your child to become a better athlete. Explore all the benefits of online schooling. The post The School Day Starts When You Want appeared first on Sport World School.

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What Makes A Great Youth Sports Parent?

B.E.S.T. Youth Sports Blog

What Makes A Great Youth Sports Parent? First off, let me start by saying, I am always being asked, “How do you do it?” “How do you have such patience with the kids?” “How do you put up with family watching the game all the crazy moms and dads out there?” “How do you care all the time and why do you try to make everyone happy in your BEST Youth Sports program?

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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How to get kids to listen in a sports coaching session

Sports Coaching FAQ

A challenge faced by novice and experienced sports coaches alike is obtaining and retaining the attention of the kids being coached. If a coach can get an athlete’s attention effectively then the information being communicated is more likely to be understood, retained, and acted upon and the player is more likely to progress. This article will examine strategies to encourage kids to listen more in sessions.

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How to Negotiate with Your Child

RC Families

Are you are quick to protest, “No Way! I’m in charge!” and insist that you will never negotiate with your child because you are, after all, the parent? Before you dismiss the idea of negotiating with your child, ask yourself this: Does it seem like every time you say “No,” it turns into an argument. Read More.

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Stay Away From Competition!

B.E.S.T. Youth Sports Blog

Stay Away From Competition! This is what many headlines state when I searched for Tot Sport topics for my next blog. So, I decided to chime in on this topic and do some research on “What age is appropriate for kids to begin Competitive Youth Sports (Teams)”. Let me quote an article in Parenting Magazine…. “Most toddler sports “teams” are just kiddie classes with jerseys, and that’s a good thing.

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