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As the parent of two sons who went on to play baseball in college as well as a former head baseball coach at the NCAA level, I want to share alternatives with parents that will allow their children to avoid the anxiety and stress that many face within the overstructured and overorganized world of travel baseball. The hamster wheel of travel ball is a business model and not a baseball development model. For kids, baseball should be all about one thing—having fun! We play it as kids, watch and listen to it as adults, and pass down our love of it through generations.

Soccer Coaching: The Complete Guide to Goalkeeping is an essential resource for aspiring soccer goalkeepers looking to enhance their skills and become better at their position. Written by experienced coaches and goalkeeping experts, this comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step journey into the world of goaltending, covering everything from fundamental techniques to mental conditioning and continuous improvement. In this book, readers will learn the vital role of the goalkeeper and their impact on the game. They will explore the unique responsibilities, challenges, and leadership ...

Este libro te proporcionará una gran ayuda con el futbol de alto rendimiento, tanto para los jugadores y entrenadores. El libro examinará el fútbol de alto rendimiento y considerará cómo esto se refleja y difiere del amateur. Ofrecerá ejemplos de formas en las que los jugadores pueden mejorar su resistencia para jugar al fútbol.

Brian Billick, Super Bowl-winning coach and current analyst for the NFL Network, takes on the 2018 draft class of quarterbacks and follows them for two years, identifying the tangibles and intangibles of success, in search of the key to better predicting who will make it as a top-ranked NFL franchise QB.

Several years ago Sam Walker set out to answer one of the most hotly debated questions in sport: what are the greatest teams of all time? He devised a formula and applied it to thousands of teams across the world from the English Premier League to the NFL. When he was done, he had a list of the 16 most dominant teams ever. At that point he became obsessed with another more complex question: what did these freak teams have in common?

Meulensteen's story begins in a provincial region of Holland; a student of the game, René explains how he fought through red tape and bureaucracy to establish himself as a coach with principles he firmly believed in, and how those visionary methods saw him land a remarkable position at the world's biggest club, overseeing the technical development of their most precious department—the youth system.

No football fan will want to be without the book that delivers pure, unfiltered Rex Ryan - head coach of the New York Jets and one of the most popular, outspoken, well-liked, and widely respected personalities in the National Football League.

Having good confidence is very important to your goalkeeping, no matter what level you are playing at. Without it, performing well is going to be really hard, if possible. In this book, I will give you tips that will raise your confidence from the ashes, and you will also learn how to avoid falling into the same negative behavior again.

Simply put, Mike Westhoff is the greatest special teams coach in National Football League history. Sharp-witted, creative, and intensely focused, Westhoff spent 32 years working alongside and learning from some of the legends of the sport—including Don Shula, Dan Marino, Bear Bryant, and Woody Hayes—while revolutionizing the most misunderstood phase of the game. Over the course of 657 games, primarily with the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins, Westhoff was a relentless innovator.

Meet John Richardson, a typical weekend golfer who enjoys the game but can’t break 100. But Richardson differs from the average 24-handicapper in one crucial way. He’s determined to break par within a year at the local golf course while working in a demanding full-time job and trying his best to remain a good husband and father. Famed Scottish golfer/commentator Sam Torrance advises John to “dream on” and PGA Tour pro Darren Clarke tells him that three years would be a more realistic time frame.

This is The Shift, where “for the love of the game” has given way to an exclusive world of wealth and greed. Learn about it from someone who has lived it as a coach, mentor, and most importantly, as a father.

John B. McLendon was the last living protégé of basketball’s inventor Dr. James Naismith and one of the “top ten basketball coaches of the century” in Billy Packer’s opinion. McLendon’s amazing records in college and pro basketball earned him a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame (the first Black coach to be inducted), and his coaching philosophy has had a huge influence on basketball coaches.

Get ready to unlock the secret to success in sports! "The Power of Consistency" dives into the transformative role, consistency plays in player development, analysis, and performance metrics. It kicks off with an in-depth exploration of consistency in sports, defining this elusive quality, revealing its significance, and distinguishing it from monotony. Venturing further, it establishes consistency as the foundation of sports, analyzing its importance from the amateur to the professional arena. Next, this illuminating guide takes you on a journey through player development, demonstrating ...

The Playmaker on any team makes the right decision at the right time, almost every time. Despite the constraints of time, tactics, and rules, the best players combine their vision and skills with razor-sharp decision accuracy for an unstoppable competitive advantage. As a follow-up to The Playmaker’s Advantage, their best-selling guide for athletes, coaches, and parents, Daniel Peterson and Dr. Leonard Zaichkowsky now focus on the split-second decision-making process that produces both clutch plays and mental mistakes.

Hi, I'm Jerry Baseball, and I coached two seasons of tee-ball, one season with each of my sons. Coaching T-Ball is the template I would use if I coached another season. Coaching T-Ball covers these topics in as few lines as possible. So, sign up to coach, or thank your spouse for signing you up without telling you, spend 30 minutes listening to this audiobook, and prepare to have the time of your life.

Escrito por una profesional experimentada en rendimiento deportivo, entrenadora certificada en entrenamiento mental y madre de una atleta de División 1. Descubre la fórmula ganadora para fortalecer la mentalidad de los jóvenes deportistas. ¿Te sientes…? ¿Preocupado/a porque tu hijo/a adolescente logre equilibrar el deporte, la escuela y la vida social sin agotarse? ¿Inquieto/a por el impacto mental que el deporte tiene en tu hijo/a y buscando maneras de reforzar su resiliencia mental? ¿Con dificultades para ayudar a tu hijo/a a vencer sus dudas y transformar su autocrítica en un ...

Sage advice distilled from a Hall of Fame coach’s years of interactions and astute observations, this straight-to-the-point guidebook for parents of young athletes describes how to support your child’s journey to their dreams and capture their heart.

Tony Vlahovic is a former professional baseball player. Surviving life’s strikeouts and difficult innings, Tony’s journey to self-discovery led him to help people with disabilities live out their dreams by using his passion for baseball. Just Need An Opportunity “Let’s Play Ball” is full of heart and serves as a testament to what Tony has endured and conquered on and off of the field as a player and a person.

Have you tried and failed to will your short body to dunk a basketball? Learn how even the most vertically challenged players can slam the ball home with ease.

Jurgen Grobler’s Olympic coaching career is one of legend, yet the man himself has remained resolutely out of the spotlight. Over the last 20 years he has masterminded British Rowing’s incomparable success. And when the difference between gold and silver can mean mere fractions of a second, Jurgen Grobler has consistently delivered Olympic gold through various boat classes and with an ever-changing group of athletes.