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4 Ways To Manage Your Time Better
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 2, 2012 at 7:11pm
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Since I’ve started this blog, I get this question over and over again from fellow coaches: where do you find the time? I typically smile and say it’s hard work (which it is), but I really enjoy doing it (which I do), so I find th...more
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Instantly Bond Your Team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 31, 2012 at 8:53pm
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The concept: Think of something you’ve always wanted to do…and try it.
Who: Our teams. What: 30 Day Challenge When: A thirty day period during our seasons. How: We’ll talk about that in a moment.
What if we created a sha...more
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Setting Up Players to Fail
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 30, 2012 at 6:33pm
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
A few years ago, one of my pitching students was in a tough predicament on her team. It was coached by, shall we say, some less than scrupulous parents who were primarily in it to make their dau...more
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Sometimes Softball is More Than a Game
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 29, 2012 at 9:14pm
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
This past Saturday I had a softball junkie's great day. I was able to get out to see all or part of six games where students and/or former players of mine were playing.
It was quite an upbeat d...more
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How Women Can Be Successful As Leaders
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 29, 2012 at 8:50pm
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In my post, 3 Ways To Keep Females In Coaching And Athletics Administration, I talk about the lack of ladies in athletics…and the numbers were pretty dramatic. If you’re interested in seeing all of the numbers and a link to the ...more
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How To Inspire Those Around Us
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 27, 2012 at 10:05am
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X’s and O’s…I’m sure most of us feel pretty solid about our grasp of the nuts and bolts of the game. Of course we’re always trying to learn more and love to hear about the newest thing, but we’re mostly h...more
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The Death of the Team Party
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 27, 2012 at 10:02am
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
Back when my oldest daughter played travel ball, there used to be aphenomenon known as the end of the season team party. A family (usually one with a pool) would volunteer to host, and everyon...more
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The Most Important Player on the Field
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 24, 2012 at 7:40pm
The player in the play, the most important player on your team at that moment!
Ok, quick question for all you softball fanatics. Who is the most important player on the field? Is it the pitcher? The catcher? The shortstop with the sure hands ...more
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Pink Whistle: A thank you
by Swish Appeal
posted October 24, 2012 at 6:58am
Waldwick, NJ - On Sunday there were three boys games to be officiated at Hoop Heaven in this Northern Bergen County, NJ town.
Game three saw one team with four players warming up for a seventh grade contest. The coach, a young lady who played at Mon...more
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Failure Is Instructional
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 22, 2012 at 9:35pm
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Before listening to Diana Laufenberg’s TEDtalk, How to Learn? From Mistakes, I hadn’t really thought about how much differently athletics teaches than our academic cohorts. I’ve always been the flag-waving “we’r...more
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Leadership Made Simple
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 19, 2012 at 6:12pm
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I showed this video to my team at the beginning of the season. My goal was to demystify what leadership meant and to redefine it for my players. Many times, I believe they think a leader is a senior or the best player. In other w...more
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Transforming Your Team Through Storytelling
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 18, 2012 at 7:29am
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I’m fascinated about the ins and outs of creating successful teams. And I think, whether you’re interested in sustaining a streak your team is on or you’re trying to create a new norm of success, we should all try to use wh...more
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How To Use Storytelling To Motivate Your Team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 15, 2012 at 6:05pm
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Not to toot my own horn (but toot! toot!), but I can tell a mean story. I remember a time when my team was winning games, but not in the dominating fashion that we should. I gathered the team around and told them about my childhood lov...more
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Listening to Your Coach: The Mind-Body Connection in Boxing
by The Glowing Edge
posted October 13, 2012 at 5:48pm
Seventeen young men, most of the court-ordered to be there, are standing with me in lose rows in their boxing stance, guard up. Coach “One Bad Jab” Massey calls the shots.
“Jab, jab, jab, squat. Jab, pivot…jab,” he calls,...more
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Is Your Team Passionately Pursuing Their Goals?
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 12, 2012 at 3:12pm
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I had a parent in my office the other day ask me for an example of an athlete of whom I was proud. Every example that came to mind were players who worked hard, who ground it out, who left it all on the gym floor when their careers were over...more
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What Is The Key To Happy Teams?
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 10, 2012 at 4:07pm
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“The power of reframing things cannot be overstated.”– Rory Sutherland
Perception is reality. We’ve all heard this cliché phrase, but what does it mean for coaches and their teams? It means that we have the po...more
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The Power Of A Positive Outlook
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 9, 2012 at 9:46am
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I just finished watching The Optimism Bias, a great TEDtalk by Tali Sharot. I highly recommend you check it out, it’s very interesting, though a tad long at about seventeen minutes. Let’s look at what the optimism bias is a...more
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Using Photos To Increase Team Chemistry
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 5, 2012 at 6:07pm
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Did you know that there are billions of photos on Facebook? I can’t help but to wonder if that’s a major part of the allure of that particular social media site. I, for one, love when people update their status with picture...more
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Who Will Step Up?
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 3, 2012 at 9:14pm
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I’m sure this is just a problem that I have with my teams, but we sometimes lack the initiative necessary to solve a particular issue. It’s not that they aren’t aware of the issue…everyone is chatting about it in the...more
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The Social Brains Of Teenagers
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 1, 2012 at 5:22pm
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Most people who read this blog are in the business of working with folks in some stage of adolescence. You may work with young people who are just entering their teenage years or you may be like me, working with young people trying to naviga...more
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The 7 Secrets Of Inspiring Coaches
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 28, 2012 at 4:16pm
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If my team is still loving volleyball and enjoying coming into the gym every day at the end of the season, I feel like I’ve done my job well. If they’re still working hard, achieving, getting better, and excelling…I’...more
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