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20 Ways to Motivate Kids in Sports
Motivation is defined as “the general desire or willingness of someone to do something”. When it comes to kids and sports, you may be seeking the motivation to participate or to uplevel their skills. In either case, there are some tried and true ways that we — as parents and coaches — can help light…

15 Youth Coaching Tips for Success
Whether you always wanted to coach or you’ve had to step in due to a coaching shortage, you no doubt want to succeed. As a coach, your leadership will touch many kids and families with lessons that can last a lifetime. These youth coaching tips span different ages and sports — soccer, baseball, softball, basketball,…

4 Key Sports Fundraising Trends You Can’t Ignore
Are you finding that your team’s fundraising efforts have become stagnant? When concession stands are no longer footing the ever-increasing bill to manage your team, it’s time to shake things up. Something that can help with this is understanding the latest trends. To make things easy for you (which is really our goal in life),…

Youth Sports Award Ideas with 40 Free Printable Certificates
We may sometimes feel we live in an “everybody gets a ribbon” culture, but the truth is, some things are worth awarding. No matter what age your athletes are, it’s nice to wrap up the season with a youth sports awards ceremony. A fun way to commemorate the season is with a pizza party after…

Managing Teams and Finances When Sports are on Hold
We are navigating unprecedented times in the sports world. Depending on locale, your sport may have begun with modifications or been canceled altogether this fall. We’re even hearing about some who started up only to be canceled shortly thereafter. Notre Dame football, for example, just announced the cancellation of its third football game in 100…

Sports Leadership & Motivation Quotes for Kids
For coaches of youth sports, it’s easy to see the valuable lessons kids learn through the game. As a parent of a child who plays sports, you understand the hard effort and heart she puts into the game, no matter how competitive the league. Sports teach our children resilience, leadership, teamwork and time management skills,…

Beyond Drills: Managing Little League Dues & Finances
Little league administration can be a challenge, here are a few tips to make finances and due collection easier.

Managing Your Baseball Team’s Books
Are you great at keeping score at the game, but not so much when it comes to the team accounting? While there should be a healthy amount of fun involved managing a baseball team, keeping the books is serious business. National trends show that the cost of playing sports continues to increase, so it is…

7 Easy Fundraising Ideas for Your Baseball Team
Fundraising for your child’s baseball team is a great way to save money while teaching your youngsters valuable life skills. Shuttling kids from practice, doctors appointments, the movies and to the game while having dinner ready by 7:00 is expensive, hectic and time-consuming. We know parents of athletes coined the phrase, “There aren’t enough hours…