I’m Elmer Jacobs and I learned a lesson in maturation and competition in my first year of teaching Kiddy P. E. I was in a K-6 school so I...

There are three processes that we use to describe our behavior to ourselves. Our brain listens to us and identifies us by what we say...

Using positive self-messages to achieve your goals. The Falcons at Play Larry has just come to the bench and says to his teammate, Tim,...

Positive Expectancy, the positive use of the self-fulfilling prophecy, is the necessary condition for a positive thinking model to work...

Real Learning We firmly believe that “Teaching (Coaching)” is not the true function in the education of an individual – “Learning” is the...

Winners and Losers - How Can We Separate the Sheep from the Goats? If you kept in touch with the results of the 2019 New York Marathon...

This is a very short message - with a lot to say. We want our players to do their best all the time but we sometimes confuse their doing...

Inspirational Coaches live and work with positive expectancy. It is a way of life for them. They have a purity of spirit that defies...

Here are two scenarios illustrating the use of Rights & Responsibilities: Tim the Terror - The action may be related to the behavior of...

Our Rights and Responsibilities is an important part of having our Players learn to play correctly and to behave appropriately. You, our...

Being part of our PACK is a privilege. This privilege comes with both rights and responsibilities. Your players have rights as members of...

Many coaches and parents try to teach skills and strategies that the children are not ready or able to learn. Your job, as the coach, is...

A few years ago I was asked to give the introductory speech at the pre-tournament dinner for the teams in the NCAA Women’s Softball World...

Coach Ames has just completed a field session on backing up throws with her group. The kids are sitting on the bench in the third base...

We’re at the End of the Season Award Banquet and Coach Hall of the Tigers is handing the Sportsmanship Award trophy to Colby, a member of...

The liner ricocheted off Tim’s glove at first base and bounced toward center field. Tim took off after it and ran it down. Terry, the...

At the crack of the bat, Coach Ames groans. A sharply hit liner flashes through the hole between first and second. “Oh, no, that’ll bring...

Coach Garcia is in center field helping Paula catch flies and throwing directly to the plate. She noticed last game that Paula caught a...

Much of the time that we say “last”, we really mean “latest.” For example, you may have said, “The last time I played golf, I played...

It is essential that the first time you introduce a new skill or activity that you do it correctly and significantly. This is the time...