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3 Myths that are Destroying the Youth Sports Experience for our Kids

Problems in Youth Sports, Relative Age Effect, SpecializationBy adminJuly 25, 2015Leave a comment

Every year, I travel throughout the US, Canada, Asia and Europe, and give well over 100 presentations to parents and coaches. I speak to tens of thousands of people about youth sports, coaching, and athlete development. Every time I do a live event, I get asked the following question: “If you are presenting all this…

An Uncommon Man: Life Lessons from a True Sporting Role Model

Deliberate Practice, Messages for Kids, UncategorizedBy adminJuly 8, 2015Leave a comment

Back in the summer of 2000, I was just completing my first year as an assistant men’s soccer coach at the University of Vermont. Between sessions of summer camp, I often ducked out of the heat by having lunch in the cool confines of UVM’s famed Gutterson Field House, watching some of the planet’s best…

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