If you’ve ever had a child in sports, you know that it is expensive. But, there are many ways that you can continue to support your child’s love of the game without overspending. While you will spend money, some of the tips above double as excellent bonding opportunities worth any price. Today’s post is just [...]
One of the dreams for many athletes is wanting to play in college. Thus, the question is asked if that athlete has the ability to play college athletics. I feel the simple answer is YES! At what level does your ability translate best to - Division 1, 2, or 3? When you can comfortably answer [...]
I don’t know if you realize it, but we are experiencing a shrinking number of officials and coaches. When I talk with parents, one of the more popular topics is about coaches and finding good ones. Officials are only discussed if there was a game the client lost. In the last 10 years, there has [...]
Today's guest post about practicing martial arts at home is from Charlene Roth. You can learn more about her at the end of this blog post. Thanks a lot Charlene for sharing this great information. Hope you enjoy! ****** Anyone who has practiced martial arts knows how satisfying a great practice session can be. Whether [...]
Being from Columbus, Ohio, I like to follow local athletes as they leave our city and monitor their athletic progress. One of those athletes is former Dublin Coffman track star, Abby Steiner, who is now a junior track athlete at the University of Kentucky. This past weekend, she won the NCAA Indoor Championships 200M title. [...]
A lot of athletes have a dream of playing in college. The pandemic seems to have thrown a monkey wrench in everything, including college recruiting. The NCAA had put a dead period for recruiting since all this went down. It has been continually pushed back and the last one went from April 15, 2021 to [...]
As I talk with other coaches and friends I know across the country, I have to say that Ohioans have been lucky to be playing the sports that they have been playing. Our fall sports happened. Our winter sports are winding down the regular season and looking at the tournament. And I’m keeping my fingers [...]
I’ve been an attendee of an online seminar, for the better part of this month. It is focused on speed development for track and football players. One of the discussions has been on how much time should be devoted to speed development? With this particular crew of coaches, they think that top speed development should [...]
I would say at least half of the athletes we work with have a dream of playing college sports. When you live in Columbus, Ohio with The Ohio State University right in your backyard, it definitely wets the appetite a bit more. I always strongly encourage my athletes to pursue playing college sports if that [...]
My daughter plays in this 3-3 basketball league. Nothing too complex. 12 minute games. Running clocks and kids call their own fouls. They do their own substitutions. Basically, pick up ball. There is supposed to be no parent involvement for most of the kids in this league. I think the younger kids are allowed to [...]
“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” ~Paul “Bear” Bryan
For young athletes, life is about so much more than sports. It is about balancing athletics with school, friends, and more. In this section, we provide information and news about the topics that happen outside of youth sports, including:
— Academics
— Commentary
— Entertainment
— Recruiting
— General/Miscellaneous
Being a youth athlete means making great friendships, improving your grades and studies, and becoming a well-rounded individual in ways that go beyond the field. For athletes and those that support them, this section is where we share information that benefits the other side of youth athletics.