by Jarrett Speith | Apr 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
What is the curiosity gap and how do youth athletes approach learning? Children (especially athletes) are deeply curious beings – a character strength that arises from our need to learn and develop. Early theories of curiosity proposed its main purpose was to reduce...
by Jarrett Speith | Sep 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
After a season where we find both our athletes and managers have developed a wait and tell me what to do mindset, and remote connections have enabled a “when the cats (coach) is away the mice will play” attitude, effective leadership is agian at the...
by Jarrett Speith | Dec 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
An Inside Look Into College and Team Recruiting During this time of year, we hear from many parents and players interested in getting started or what their next steps are in the college recruiting process. Things have certainly changed and COVID has made a long term...
by Jarrett Speith | Jun 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Youth sports are a firmly established part of societies around the world, and they directly touch the lives of millions of children, adolescents, and adults. In the United States alone it is estimated that about 60.3 million youngsters 6-to-18 years of age participate...
by Jarrett Speith | Jun 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
It is time parents start accepting responsibility instead of blaming the youth coach. There is a great article in the coaching journal from 2015 on winning vs developing and how we need both strategies for success in coaching. However, I want to focus on one aspect...
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