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Developing a Winning Mentality

The first thing to understand about a winning mentality is that it has nothing to do with winning. Here’s why: The highest performers...

The Problem with the "Who Wants It More" Speech

Two of the most common talking points I hear in a pregame or halftime talk are desire and work ethic. One of the most common things I...

The Player-Parent Disconnect

There is a question that I ask every time I work with a team or group of parents at a club. The responses to this question are very...

5 Reasons to Stop Using Fitness as Punishment

“Losing team has to do ten pushups!” We hear this all the time on the practice field. “Pushups” is often substituted by sprints,...

Pushing Players to Be Their Best

The most important thing we need to do as coaches is identify why the children we are coaching are participating in the first place. ...

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