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Dr. Bob Weil is a sports podiatrist to olympians & author of the book #HeySportsParents: An Essential Guide for any Parent with a Kid in Sports. The link between drugs and sports runs deep. Drugs and sports have been connected for about as long as sports have been played. This includes the whole array of painkillers … Read more
The sports season is wrapping up but this is a great time to share some objective and actionable feedback with the players. Take 3 minutes to let each player (and their parents) know where to focus their training efforts during the off season. Your players will come back next season even stronger and their parents … Read more
Thanks to our friends at Positive Coaching Alliance for sharing this insightful clip. Koby Altman, GM of the Clevelands Cavaliers says great attitude, great work ethic and passion for being there are the 3 intangibles that coaches look for. More from Koby Altman here And find more valuable video clips and resources at PCA Development Zone here.
EXPERT GUIDELINES FOR SUPPORTIVE SPORT PARENTS At iSport360, we constantly turn to world-class experts for guidance on sports parenting and coaching. And few people have conducted more research on the topic than Dr. David Feigley, Founder of the Youth Sports Research Council at Rutgers University. He shared 10 ways parents can be more supportive for … Read more
Nothing helps our young players develop quite like timely and actionable player feedback. Whether you are a coach sharing post-game feedback or a parent sharing praise, not everyone has the time to start typing feedback to their team. So instead, give your fingers a rest and just use the speech recognition icon on your mobile … Read more
I think we can all agree that “burnout” is a problem we’d like our kids to avoid in youth sports, but at times we unknowingly raise our kids chances of burning out. So I commend Jane Brody of the New York Times for sharing some very tangible observations and ways we can avoid burnout. The … Read more
While end-of-season player evaluations are important, we know that they don’t help players improve throughout the season. So now is a great time to share mid-season evals with your players. Take 3-5 minutes to complete a player evaluation and give your players some tangible feedback they can act on before the end of the season. … Read more
As a sports parent and coach, I know how complicated youth sports can be at times. So I’d like to share some helpful articles that shed light on the challenges we face… and some funny ones that might even give us an opportunity to laugh at ourselves. Please enjoy… and please click here to try … Read more
Sideline parents and coaches are full of passion, energy and enthusiasm… we know because we are sports parents and coaches too. A great way for us to share our passion and positive energy with the kids on our team is to share a sticker, emoji or positive message using iSport360. Recognize the unsung hero in … Read more
Our good friends at Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) sat down with Sonya Curry, mom of NBA players Steph and Seth Curry, and daughter Sydel. Love that this former college athlete and mom of superstar ball players is talking about a topic that is close to our heart: Empowerment of our young athletes. In this clip she talks … Read more