The Times They are A changing

Hal Tearse

The Times They are A changing

Submitted by Hal Tearse on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 03:13. | comments

As Bob Dylan is often quoted," The Times they are a changing", is especially true in youth ice hockey across the world.

Respect of Coaches Is Earned in Many Ways

Submitted by Greg Covi on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 03:02. | comments

With no disrespect to my young educated readers, I’m going to start this article with the dictionary definition of respect. (transitive verb) : to consider worthy of high regard. After reading the definition of respect, a lot of questions came to mind. Like, how many young athletes out there respect their coach and how many don’t? How many coaches respect their athletes, or don’t? How many parents respect their kids coach, or don’t? How many coaches respect the team parents? Above all, why does it matter and where and how does respect happen. Wow, way too many questions.

There are lots of ways a youth sports coach can earn the respect of his or her players and their parents.

Brooke de Lench

Increasing Cynicism of Younger Coaches Is Disturbing Trend

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 19:31. | comments

In his monthly column on youth sports heroes, Doug Abrams highlights two high school baseball pitchers who refused to follow their coach's instructions to intentionally throw at the head of a batter.

His article highlights one high school baseball coach but proves two larger points.

Brooke de Lench

Win-Win: A Satisfying Sports-Themed Movie The Whole Family Will Enjoy

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Mon, 04/25/2011 - 16:11. | comments

The new movie, Win-Win, should appeal to all age groups, but, may be especially appealing as a movie for grandparents to see with their sports-active teenage grand-kids.

Become a Professional Footballer: 6 Footy Secrets for Aspiring Young Players: Pt. 2

Submitted by EduKick on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 15:13. | comments

Becoming a professional footballer is a very difficult goal, and young players ought to be realistic, while relentless, in their pursuit of this worthwhile dream.

It is a harsh reality that only a small percentage of aspiring players make it to the signing of a professional contract. Young players should understand this, and pursue a solid educational background in order to prepare for the likelihood of life outside of the beautiful game called football.

However, if you’re determined and willing, then you have a better chance of achieving your football dreams than most. In part two of this article series, we’ll cover three more tips for young aspiring players.

Growing Families

Submitted by Dustin Fink on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 21:40. | comments

Recently we have added our third child into the family and it has been AWESOME to say the least. Kids are wonderful, and saying that you will do anything to protect them pales in comparison to the feelings and urges you have to do such things. That is why a profession as an athletic trainer has prepared me for my fatherhood.

I spend most of my days protecting kids, none of them my own, but never-the-less protecting them. That is the first domain (foundation if you will) of Athletic Training, prevention/protection. At the friendly confines of my home it is me and my wife with a 5, 3 and 3 week old; making multi-tasking a MUST. But at work I have tons of teenagers that I am protecting, even while sitting in the training room.

Become a Professional Footballer: 6 Footy Secrets for Aspiring Young Players: Pt. 2

Submitted by EduKick on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 18:22. | comments

Becoming a professional footballer is a very difficult goal, and young players ought to be realistic, while relentless, in their pursuit of this worthwhile dream.

It is a harsh reality that only a small percentage of aspiring players make it to the signing of a professional contract. Young players should understand this, and pursue a solid educational background in order to prepare for the likelihood of life outside of the beautiful game called football.

However, if you're determined and willing, then you have a better chance of achieving your football dreams than most. In part two of this article series, we'll cover three more tips for young aspiring players.

Brooke de Lench

Assaults on Youth Sports Referees: When Will They Stop?

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 16:29. | comments

Every day when I come to work one of the first things I do is check the e-mails I get from parents and coaches all across the country with stories from newspapers about youth sports, including one from Moms Team expert, Doug Abrams.

Opening Post/Press Release/New Beginning

Submitted by Dustin Fink on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 21:59. | comments

I guess welcome and thank you.

I am honored to be involved with MomsTeam, in what ever role and/or fashion that Ms. de Lench has in mind. As a blogger, we naturally thought this would be a good place to start.

With concussions becoming a huge part of the sporting landscape recently there have been more and more opportunities for people and parents to learn about this injury. I felt it was a good enough time to start a blog devoted to the gathering of concussion realted content. That is why I started The Concussion Blog (www.theconcussionblog.com) in September of 2010. It has since grown and "I" has turned into "we" as there were others out there wanting to voice/help in the this cause.

Become a Professional Footballer: 6 Footy Secrets for Aspiring Young Players: Pt. 1

Submitted by EduKick on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 22:08. | comments

Becoming a professional player in any country, at any level, takes long-term dedication and determination to develop yourself as a player. It takes regular and progressive training under qualified accredited coaches. Players must have a positive attitude and good character, and always give a 100 percent effort in all training sessions and matches.

But it takes more than talent. Aspiring young professionals must either secure good, honest representation and football contacts, or tirelessly self-promote in order to secure the all-important trials with professional football clubs.