Monthly Archive: November 2016

One Misunderstood Quality of a Great Youth Sports Coach

Author: Marshall Lehr November 17, 2016

Tryout season is here and there are plenty of kids out there looking for a team. I believe a major factor in selecting a team is the quality of the coach. It’s probably an overstatement, but I would venture to say the main reason why a parent moves their kid from one team to another is because they believe the new team has a better coach….
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Linchpin to Character Development in Youth Sports

Author: Marshall Lehr November 9, 2016

Last weekend, I had a mini-rant on Facebook about character development and sportsmanship, a rant in which I said, “youth sports coaches and parents who can’t handle bad calls or losses disgust me.” Here’s the problem with my rant: I have many friends who coach in a variety of sports. Some are calm, cool, and collected in their dealings with officials and questionable calls. Others…
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Character, Sportsmanship

#CharacterCounts, #PerformanceIssue