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Thailand high school championships. – Thanks John for the link.
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The tipping point with junior coaches
The Tipping Point in Youth Sports Posted In Leadership, Problems in Youth Sports, Talent Development “What happens to us parents and coaches,” I often get asked, “that turns us from sensible, relaxed people to stressed out adults roaming up and down...
10 Surprising Truths from the World’s Most Successful Talent Hotbed
A great post from Dan Coyle at The Talent Code: Question: If you had the opportunity to get inside one of the world’s top talent hotbeds, which would you choose? You could make a good case for German soccer academies, or Finnish high schools, or any number of top...
What makes a good coach?
This piece by Dr. Alan Goldberg is one of the best essays on coaching I have ever read. Coaches who typically get too caught up in their won-loss record, who tend to focus too much on the importance of the outcome are always most vulnerable to making...
Regression to the Mean
Why Mathematics is critical when coaching volleyball. Thanks once again to John Kessel for the link.
Growing Leaders
As parents and coaches, are we encouraging leadership in the kids of today? Kathy Caprino: While I spend my professional time now as a career success coach, writer, and leadership trainer, I was a marriage and family therapist in my past, and worked for several years...
John Kessel’s new book (and it’s free!)
John has spent a great deal of time putting these articles together in a book called "Growing the Game Together". I am sure there are a multitude of great ideas for you on every page. Elson Volley thanks John for allowing us to put a download link to the book on our...
Jordan Larson: How to Attack
Via John Kessel, here's a nice short video for your hitters to watch, with Jordan Larson from the US women's national volleyball team.
Tradition
“The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it” ― Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer An article worth reading by Mark O’Sullivan at footblogball: When we test a players skill level under conditions that do not...