As you well know, being a head coach in these parts is a lot like being a sheriff, or a mayor…
Athletic Support: “Dads Stacking Teams Causing Problems”
There’s always one “good” team, and they just roll over everybody else all season long.
There’s always one “good” team, and they just roll over everybody else all season long.
Athletic Support: “When’s a Good Time to Talk, Coach?”
Treat your coach like the professional he is.
Treat your coach like the professional he is.
Athletic Support: ‘Cat’s in the Cradle’
That song puts things in perspective every time.
That song puts things in perspective every time.
Athletic Support: “Calling it Quits After that Halftime Show ”
Your opinion doesn’t account for the country as a whole.
Your opinion doesn’t account for the country as a whole.
Athletic Support: “I Won’t Watch the Olympics”
Sport, on a surface level, isn’t much more than physics on full display.
Sport, on a surface level, isn’t much more than physics on full display.
Athletic Support: “Pickup Games Causing Trouble in Neighborhood”
The first thing you need to do is try talking to the big boy in private.
The first thing you need to do is try talking to the big boy in private.
Athletic Support: “Do Coaches Still Cut Kids From Teams?”
Regarding how to “get him better at sports.” Man, if I could answer that question, I’d be one rich dude.
Regarding how to “get him better at sports.” Man, if I could answer that question, I’d be one rich dude.
Athletic Support: “Son Falling Behind, Again”
It’s been a while since I’ve had a Covid-themed question, but here we go again.
It’s been a while since I’ve had a Covid-themed question, but here we go again.
Athletic Support: Forced to Play on Fractured Ankle
“In loco parentis.”
“In loco parentis.”
Athletic Support: “It’s Not About Winning in Seventh Grade”
The last thing you want is for young players to quit basketball.
The last thing you want is for young players to quit basketball.
Athletic Support: “Daughter Can’t Keep Weight-Loss Resolution”
Most diets don’t work in the long run. The secret to weight loss is lifestyle change. Here are some recommendations.
“Most diets don’t work in the long run. The secret to weight loss is lifestyle change. Here are some recommendations. “
Athletic Support: “The Polish Goal Line Tactic”
If you don’t get caught, you gain a big advantage.
If you don’t get caught, you gain a big advantage.
Athletic Support: “Is Dance a Sport?”
"I’m guessing you haven’t actually sat and watched your daughter at one of her dance practices?"
“I’m guessing you haven’t actually sat and watched your daughter at one of her dance practices?”
Athletic Support: ‘Son Won’t Get Off Phone’
— Dear Athletic Support: My son doesn’t play sports. He doesn’t do the band. He’s not a gamer. He literally just sits on his phone all day. He’s fourteen, and this started when he was twelve. That’s when we first got him a phone. I’m sure the pandemic didn’t help. He was out of school, we…
Athletic Support: ‘Hard Work Not Paying Off’
— Dear Athletic Support: At what point should a coach stop working a team so hard and just let them have fun? I think my daughter’s basketball team is there. They’ve only won one game so far this year, but the coach just keeps working them harder and harder. We’ve gone weeks where we’ve had extra…