Our 2022 Little League Baseball season is off to a rocky start. This is my first year managing in the Majors Division (for 11 and 12-year olds) and we've lost all 7 games. Along the way, we've been outscored 110 - 9. You read that right. Our run differential is -101 runs. We've been run-ruledContinue reading "How Not to Build Fair Teams in Youth Sports"
Having Fun is Key to Successful Youth Sports Season
In what is a both expected and yet still very gratifying result, coaches once again most often identified 'Fun' as the one word they would use to describe a successful season. The image below represents the word clouds created using a Mentimeter poll over the course of three coaching clinics the last couple of weeksContinue reading "Having Fun is Key to Successful Youth Sports Season"
Youth Have Right to Trained Coaches
Recently, the Aspen Institute introduced their Children's Bill of Rights in Sports. I've been following the Aspen Institute's Project Play Initiative for a while now. The Bill of Rights for Youth Sports is a fantastic initiative that is endorsed by dozens of sports luminaries and organizations. While #4 resonates with me because I believe thereContinue reading "Youth Have Right to Trained Coaches"
Hustle & Attitude 