After previously criticizing the Little League World Series (LLWS) (I have three other posts on the LLWS), my perspective shifted dramatically when my niece competed in the tournament. This personal connection opened my eyes to the many positive aspects of Little League Softball’s flagship event. The Journey to the World Series My niece’s team, the GoodyearContinueContinue reading “A Change of Heart: The Little League World Series Experience”
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Inclusion & Patience: Coaching Children with Special Needs
“Lenny Levine was a great kindergarten teacher. And he ran his class by this one rule. It means that if another kid comes along, you need to include them in your game. That’s it.” Seth Godin in his You Can’t Say You Can’t Play blog post Recall that a key aspect of the Hustle andContinueContinue reading “Inclusion & Patience: Coaching Children with Special Needs”
Adults Behaving Badly
What makes me righteously angry? In my coaching clinics, I show the slide above. The voice track is about when I was asked a while ago, “What makes me righteously angry?” My response was that I get righteously angry when a child stops playing youth sports because of a bad experience with an adult. NoticeContinueContinue reading “Adults Behaving Badly”
Hustle & Attitude 