Are Youth Football Groups Doing Enough to Protect Kids From Injury? – InsideSources

Interesting piece from Thayne Munce about youth football. http://www.insidesources.com/youth-football-groups-enough-protect-kids-injury/  He asserts that youth football is doing enough when it comes to safety.  He cites the NFL’s Heads Up program as evidence.  I think he’s 1/3 right.  When it comes to making football safer; there arre three areas of focus: Training of players & coaches inContinueContinue reading “Are Youth Football Groups Doing Enough to Protect Kids From Injury? – InsideSources”

Is Your Child Ready for Travel/Select Sports?

The good people at League Network offered four criteria for parents to evaluate in determining if their child is ready for travel/select sports.  Although the Hustle & Attitude philosophy is geared towards recreational sports, there is often a progression from recreational teams to travel / select teams and opportunity for overlap in the coaching philosophies. ContinueContinue reading “Is Your Child Ready for Travel/Select Sports?”

How Do Youth Sports Coaches Define a Successful Season?

Last month I held Hustle & Attitude coaching clinics for the Flag Football Fanatics leagues in the Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton areas.  This time around, I tried a new software application called Mentimeter.  It’s a really cool app that allows a presenter/instructor/speaker to ask questions of the audience, poll them for their responses, and haveContinueContinue reading “How Do Youth Sports Coaches Define a Successful Season?”