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Aug 15, 20244 min read
Paris 2024 Lit Up the Sports World
When sports practices specialize too early, we limit the potential for future athletic performance and enjoyment.
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Aug 1, 20243 min read
Olympic Fever: 3.5% faster than the next best. How?
Georgia’s story is inspirational. It highlights that athletic development is not linear.
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Jul 25, 20243 min read
Action First. Planning Can Follow
When athletes feel a sense of inclusion, belonging and community, they want to participate.
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Jul 18, 20243 min read
The Magic of People Coming Together for Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation
Bruce Springsteen commented that giving a concert is like making magic—there is nothing—an empty stadium—and then...
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Jun 27, 20243 min read
Part 7: Creating a Practice Environment Where Athletes Will Thrive
Skill and fitness require consistent, regular, and frequent practice to develop. It is our coaching leadership (program design and delivery)
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Jun 13, 20243 min read
Part 5: Deliberate Play: Is Play Valued in Today’s Sports Spaces?
(Series: Coaching: Creating a Practice Environment Where Athletes Will Thrive) In my previous article ( The Sports Context: Youth Sports...
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Jun 6, 20242 min read
Part 4: The Sports Context: Youth Sports have changed. How are our young athletes doing?
(Series: Coaching: Creating a Practice Environment Where Athletes Will Thrive) For coaches and parents, the sports context in Canada is...
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May 23, 20243 min read
Part 3: Coaching Context
(Series: Coaching: Creating a Practice Environment Where Athletes Will Thrive) Sports coaching requires specific knowledge about the...
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May 16, 20243 min read
Part 2: When “The Practice” Allows Creative Space
(Series: Coaching: Creating a Practice Environment Where Athletes Will Thrive) In the previous post, I expressed gratitude for the twelve...
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May 9, 20243 min read
The Gift of a Space to Be Creative
(Series: Coaching: Creating a Practice Environment Where Athletes Will Thrive) When you read the title of this piece—The Gift of a Space...
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