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Executing the Trap & The Many Ways It Can Go Wrong
by Swish Appeal
posted January 10, 2012 at 1:50am

During a high school girls' holiday basketball tournament I watched just before the New Year, I saw a coach whose team was rapidly falling behind call a timeout and introduce a full court trapping scheme in the huddle. He spent the majority of his 60 sec...more

Ban Checking in Male Hockey
by One Sport Voice
posted January 8, 2012 at 12:59am

It is time to ban checking in boy’s and men’s hockey, not just raise the checking age, but get rid of it altogether. I know this won’t be a popular idea. Raising the checking age in boys’ hockey hasn’t been popular either, b...more

Words of Wisdom by Wilk
by One Sport Voice
posted January 7, 2012 at 2:38pm

Today I drove down to my alma mater, Gustavus Adolphus College, with one of my doctoral students to talk with Steve “Wilk” Wilkinson, the pioneering and Hall of Fame (now retired) men’s tennis coach. I’ve written previously about W...more

An Intangibles Of Coaching Quiz
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 6, 2012 at 3:33pm

source I had a lot of fun writing the A to Z series and I hope you liked reading it.  I’ve gotten a lot of new readers lately and I wanted to make sure that you got a chance to enjoy the alphabetical goodness too! The A to Z series: Letters K...more

Carol Ross named head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 6, 2012 at 8:58am

The Los Angeles Sparks tabbed Carol Ross as the team’s new head coach. She replaces Joe “Jellybean” Bryant who held the position after the team fired Jennifer Gillom last July. Ross has over 25 years of coaching experience at the colleg...more

NACWAA Members Finish Strong in 2011
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted January 6, 2012 at 1:18am

NACWAA members finished 2011 strong, advancing into new and exciting positions and collecting distinguished honors. In addition, 23 women recently joined NACWAA and are now equipped to be empowered, develop and advance to their greates...more

5 Reasons Coaching Is A Wonderful Profession
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 4, 2012 at 6:20pm

source I had a lot of fun writing the A to Z series and I hope you liked reading it.  I’m doing a recap of that series just in case you missed some of the alphabetical goodness.  Enjoy! The A to Z series: Letters F thru J Starting with ...more

Lauded girls basketball coach Apache Paschall passes away
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 4, 2012 at 1:40am

Sad news today: Apache Paschall, the popular and successful coach of Nazareth High School in Brooklyn and director of the Exodus NYC basketball club died from skin cancer. He was only 37 years old.Hoopfeed dug up this great story about the early days of E...more

Gary Kloppenburg Named Head Coach of the Tulsa Shock
by Swish Appeal
posted January 4, 2012 at 12:44am

Gary Kloppenburg has been announced as the newest head man for the Tulsa Shock today. Kloppenburg comes to Tulsa after spending the previous four seasons assisting the Indiana Fever and long-time colleague Lin Dunn. In the past four years Indiana has p...more

ABC's of Coaching - Building The Intangibles: Team Chemistry, Great Books, And More!
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:13pm

source While I’m sure you hang on my every word and can’t wait for the next Coach Dawn post to come out, I know that some of you may have been busy coaching during the A to Z series and could have missed a few posts.  So, I’m going...more

2011 Review: Names We Won’t Soon Forget, Part II
by All White Kit
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:09pm

And the list continues. It will be hard to forget Genoveva Anonma’s electrifying performances this summer. Equatorial Guinea may have been well out of its depth, but Anonma singlehandedly kept her side afloat in its three group games. The expl...more

Z Is For Zenith: 8 Top Posts Of 2011
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 30, 2011 at 2:41pm

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

Amanda Vandervort is running for NSCAA Secretary: Check out her answers to the NSCAA Candidate Questions
by Soccer Science
posted December 30, 2011 at 11:01am

I’m currently running for Secretary of the NSCAA. The election winner will be announced at the annual business meeting at the NSCAA Convention in Kansas City on Friday, Jan. 13, so as we’re getting closer to the event, I thought it would be...more

The ABCs of Coaching: Y Is For Youth Sports
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 28, 2011 at 10:42pm

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

A story of dedication
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 28, 2011 at 8:40pm

This is the time of year when you get all kinds of year-end retrospectives, such as RunnerSpace’s News of the Year compilation and the top ten Olympics stories of the year from SI’s Brian Cazeneuve. My top story of the year is quite personal....more

Sport Parent Education: Creating a Tipping Point
by One Sport Voice
posted December 27, 2011 at 11:21pm

As part of my work, I do quite a few sport parent workshops (read my previous blogs about sport parents here). The purpose of the workshops is to share evidence-based information with sport parents, so a positive climate for youth athletes is more likely ...more

AWK College Soccer Award Semi-Finalists
by All White Kit
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:00am

  (Note: Coaches, did you receive a ballot but forget/were too busy at the time to send one in? Don’t fret, you can still send one in, but only votes towards announced semi-finalists will be counted at this point.) Finalists to be announced n...more

The ABCs of Coaching: X Is For X-Factor
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:44pm

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

ABCs of Coaching: W Is For Work/Life Balance
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 24, 2011 at 3:18am

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

Coaching women's basketball in Qatar
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted December 22, 2011 at 2:45pm

WHAT WOMEN REALLY THINK ABOUT NEWS, POLITICS, AND CULTURE.Coaching Women’s Basketball in QatarMost of them had never even dribbled before—but soon they were boxing out like Dennis Rodman. By Clare Malone The arc of my basketball career began r...more

How to Change the Culture of Youth Sport
by One Sport Voice
posted December 21, 2011 at 8:17pm

This week I talked with a local writer, Meagan Frank, who is writing a book about youth sport. She asked some great questions and as a sport parent she sees the toxic climate that permeates some youth sport contexts, and wants to do something about it. Sh...more

ABCs of Coaching: V Is For Victory
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 21, 2011 at 8:11pm

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

Be a Parent First, Coach Second
by Softball Performance Blog
posted December 21, 2011 at 3:41am

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Traditionally, the holidays are a time for family. So what better time to take a step back and re-evaluate your priorities than during this time when things usually slow down a bit? Especial...more

Need a Good Holiday Read? Check Out Coach Dawn's Guide to Motivating Female Athletes
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 21, 2011 at 3:28am

ebook page Okey dokey.  I did my Motivating Female Athletes presentation at the American Volleyball Coaches Association convention and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.  Not only am I humbled that something I said made an impact ...more

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