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Paris 2024 Lit Up the Sports World
When sports practices specialize too early, we limit the potential for future athletic performance and enjoyment.
Aug 15, 20244 min read
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Olympic Fever: 3.5% faster than the next best. How?
Georgia’s story is inspirational. It highlights that athletic development is not linear.
Aug 1, 20243 min read
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Action First. Planning Can Follow
When athletes feel a sense of inclusion, belonging and community, they want to participate.
Jul 25, 20243 min read
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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...
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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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)
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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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...
Jun 13, 20243 min read
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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...
Jun 6, 20242 min read
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Part 3: Coaching Context
(Series: Coaching: Creating a Practice Environment Where Athletes Will Thrive) Sports coaching requires specific knowledge about the...
May 23, 20243 min read
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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...
May 16, 20243 min read
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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...
May 9, 20243 min read
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