Home » Archives
Product Review: Tawala SportsDashboards
Written on 29 Apr, 2009 at 17:24 in Featured, Products | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
In the height of registration for this spring’s Little League season, frustration mounted within our community with our existing on-line registration package – in fact, there was a coming revolt among parents (some of them coaches) who spent way too... (Continue reading)
Rate The Coach
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 20:27 in Featured, In The News | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
End of season surveys are common among youth leagues these days as a way for parents to let the league and the coaches to know what they think. Normally they’re passed out after a practice or game and they’re returned... (Continue reading)
Pop Warner All-American Scholars
Written on 17 Apr, 2009 at 20:59 in Featured, Football | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Launched in 1929 in Northeast Philadelphia, Pop Warner Football today is one of the largest, national youth football organizations with over 400,000 participants across more than 40 US states and several other countries. The best aspect of Pop Warner... (Continue reading)
Don’t Count on Count Me In Sports
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:45 in Baseball, Featured, In The News | viewed times and users have made 1 comment so far
League registration and management company, Count Me In Corp. is being forced into bankruptcy after their CEO admits they had sloppy financial management. His admission, and his vow to pay back the more than $5 million his company took in... (Continue reading)
Kick It Like A Girl
Written on 26 Mar, 2009 at 9:34 in Featured, Soccer | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Thanks to a tip from the On The Pitch youth soccer blog (best in this category), I found the Kick It Like A Girl documentary directed by Jenny Mackenzie about an undefeated third grade girls soccer team competing in the boys... (Continue reading)
Which team management site is right for you?
Written on 16 Mar, 2009 at 22:02 in Featured, Products | viewed times and users have made 2 comments so far
These days the question is not whether you should have a team website or not but which site offers what your looking for at a good value. A team site can help you schedule events, communicate / announce practices and... (Continue reading)
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Written on 16 Mar, 2009 at 15:06 in Basketball, Featured | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
My good friend and colleague, Max, posted an article last week about Jashaun Agosto. According to the article, 11 year old Jashaun practices basketball 4 hours every day with his father as his coach. There was a video that went... (Continue reading)
2009 National Youth Sports Awards Announced
Written on 11 Mar, 2009 at 19:31 in Featured, In The News | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
The National Youth Sports Awards are awarded each year by the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) and Deloitte to outstanding coaches and youth sports organizations. Nominees are assessed on the basis of how closely their coaching actions and programs exemplify the... (Continue reading)
Take your youth coach to court? Really???
If you’ve been a youth coach for a while then chances are high that a parent or two have disagreed with your decisions. Not enough playing time. Preferential treatment. Wrong tactics. Wrong outfits. Wrong practice time. Wrong haircut. Wrong anything. Coming... (Continue reading)
Coaching to Jashaun Agosto
Written on 1 Mar, 2009 at 19:47 in Basketball, Featured | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Remember the name Jashaun Agosto. Chances are that you will see him in an NBA game near you shortly. Practicing a minimum of four hours every day with his father, Jashaun shows tremendous skills and determination (not counting his physical... (Continue reading)