Regardless of geographical location, it is not terribly uncommon for kids to play more than one sport. As a kid, you should play a variety of sports to see what you like, what you enjoy the most, and what drives you to put in the most work possible. Something that we've seen in youth sports over the years is kids...
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We've discussed, on a number of occasions, here at Coaching Conversations, the world in which we currently live. At large, we've discussed 'political correctness' and how we are living in a day-and-age where we are all expected to be politically correct; in our speech and in our actions. There is a grey area when it comes to coaching, so it...
What does American Football and Baseball have that Other Major North American Team Sports do not?
18/12/2018
When we think about North American sports, we primarily focus on 5 major sports - Hockey, baseball, basketball, soccer, and football. All of these sports have similarities but, the most obvious and glaring similarity amongst the 5 is that they are all team sports. In terms of popularity, based on region, we can dice-up which sport is the most...
One of the most interesting and fascinating parts of coaching, for me, is the training. The reality of it is, for us coaches, when you narrow-down the hours, we actually only spend about 8% of our time coaching IN GAMES during our calendar year. An alarming and striking number when we consider the sheer emphasis that is placed on coaching...
Curfew for Players -- Fact or Fiction?
04/12/2018
Rest is a vital component for success on the field of play. Where I believe we misconstrued our idea of rest/sleep is in terms of how much sleep/rest we actually need. Some questions arise about how much is too much? How little is too little? And how early should you go to bed? There is also a massive fascination with...
The philosophy of a coach is entirely subjective and independent of all regulated laws and by-laws of the respective sport in which they coach. It's personal, we could say. In essence, 'How can I coach my team based on the players that I have?'. Regardless of coaching style or philosophy, one thing that remains constant and consistent in the...
It goes without saying that we, as a collective body of people, in a world of constant interaction, value our privacy. As extroverted as we may be, there is a certain level of self-sustaining solitude that we covet as human beings. Some information that we embody is information that we keep for ourselves and only ourselves. In other cases, we...
When speaking about young children, all parents dread the "Mine" stage. You know, that stage where kids think that everything belongs to them and that so long as they once saw it, touched it, or had it within their grasp, that particular thing, therefore, belongs to them. Parents work tooth and nail to attempt to surpass and mitigate this phase...
You know, we've grown up being told, "There is no such thing as a bad question". Now, let me ask you this, how many times have you thought to yourself when someone asks you something, "That was a pointless question"? Probably more times than you know. Additionally, what is probably the most frustrating thing is when you spew out information...
How to Deal With a Player Who Won't Listen
20/09/2018
It's not uncommon for a team, at any level of competition, to have players who just simply are reluctant to listen to what the coach has to say. Does that make them a 'bad player'? Not necessarily. They could still have some great technical ability and be able to play the sport. For the time being, because they don't 'listen',...