Sportsmanship

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

The Making of a Cheater

Author: Marshall Lehr December 1, 2015

“Wrap him up!” the coach yelled. A phrase I would expect to hear at a youth football game, but on this day I was watching an 8U basketball game. Admittedly I do not have an abundance of basketball knowledge but I know that in basketball you cannot wrap your arms around the player you are guarding. I’ve seen our coaches instruct our players to keep their arms extended…
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Sportsmanship