Motivation
The Secrets To Coaching Gen Z Athletes
Generation Z includes those children born between 1997-2010, alternatively known as ‘Zoomers’ or the ‘Wii Generation.’ Their parents usually are Generation-X (Slackers, from Douglas Copeland’s novel and the movie) who [...]
8 Constructive Ways to Push Your Child in Youth Sports
Pushing your kids in sports can be good or bad. It all depends on how you do it. But let's first start by changing the language to encourage and inspire [...]
Is Melatonin Safe For Kids
Sleep disorders are very common in children these days due to the advancement of technology, crammed schedules, poor nutrition, etc. Lack of sleep creates crankiness, irritability, forgetfulness, low motivation, and [...]
Tips for Coaches at Youth Baseball Tournaments
Throughout the years we conducted multiple classes for youth coaches to become certified, it is inevitable that in each class we get the question "how...
The Importance of Positive Feedback
We all want to be the best we can be. Feedback is a necessary tool to create improvement. You should communicate it appropriately and adequately to be effective for your [...]
6 Reasons to Schedule Summer Morning Workouts
Six Convincing Reasons to Schedule Summer Morning Workouts By Jim Carpentier, CSCS It's tempting for athletes and non-athletes to sleep in or postpone...
Watch Listen Up: Interview with Paralympic Swimmer, Jamal Hill
On this episode of Listen Up, Bailey is joined by #1 U.S. ParaSwimmer Jamal Hill. Tokyo Olympics is just around the corner and Hill talks his daily routine [...]
12 Ways to Motivate and Encourage Athletes as a Coach
Being a great or even a good coach takes more than just knowing the x's and o's of the sport, drawing up a few plays, and making line changes here [...]
The Right Way and Wrong Way to Handle Disappointment
Disappointment is often associated with words like failure and defeat. However, it is these exact words that show us how to be better. They may have a negative connotation to [...]
Didn’t Make the Team? 5 Tips to Help Your Child Cope
Sports tryouts can cause kids to be nervous or not perform their best. If your child doesn't make the team or is not chosen to play the first string, they [...]