1,000th Coach Trained!!!

It’s Flag Football Fanatics (FFF) coaching clinic season again, as the league is about to start its fall season serving almost 4,500 youth in Ohio and northern Kentucky. I am so pleased to continue my relationship with this outstanding youth recreational sports league by providing coaching clinics to the many volunteer coaches that make thisContinue reading “1,000th Coach Trained!!!”

Youth Sports Practice Planning – Don’t Overreach

During my coaching clinics, I spend a good deal of time on practice planning.  Having effective practices – those that contribute to making the players better – doesn’t happen by accident.  It requires planning.  Coaches should have goals for their practices.  Initial practice sessions should focus on the fundamentals.  You never know when you willContinue reading “Youth Sports Practice Planning – Don’t Overreach”

Preparing Little League Coaches – Drills AND Administrative Best Practices

Last evening, I participated in a coaching clinic hosted by the Little League organization in which my niece is playing (and I’m coaching). As a provider of coaching clinics myself, I bring a bit of skepticism and ego to attending someone else’s clinic. I wasn’t expecting to learn that much and had a decent sizedContinue reading “Preparing Little League Coaches – Drills AND Administrative Best Practices”