94th Edition Lesson 13 – Don’t bail them out. Let the kids figure it out In most games coaching youth for nearly three decades, I rarely called timeouts. Why? Basketball is a very dynamic game, and kids need to learn

93rd Edition Lesson 11 – Be bold and have a religious agenda Coaching kids has always been a spirit-filled experience for me.  One time a parent went to the headmaster of the charter public school at which I was coaching

92nd Edition Lesson 9 – You can’t save them all, but you should try to I first started coaching Maurice when he was 9 years old at a local YMCA. He was tall and skinny, not very skilled, but was blazing fast,

91st Edition Lesson 7 – Expect more than they can accomplish then love them when they fall short One year I was coaching a U9 team, made up primarily of a few neighborhood kids. In no way were we an all-star

90th Edition Lesson 4 – Act like you’ve been there before Nick made the winning shot and his dad raced on the court and picked him up. I felt that was totally inappropriate. Why? In most athletic competitions, at all levels, when a

89th Edition There are multiple life lessons that can be learned through a properly focused athletic program.  Here are a few real-life experiences.   Lesson 1 – Relish Unfairness… Minutes before the start of the basketball game a mom approached me. I

88th Edition The sixth in in my six-part series – “Six things we can do to make America better.” Focus on character development and maximize participation Note: This final recommendation in this six-part series is very long. This week’s edition will include an overview