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    sports psychologist - does it work?

    How's she doing now?
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    How do you build team camaraderie?

    Knowledge can be a good place to start with athletes. Explain to them why team cohesion is so important. Here is some information I have on team cohesion, and parts of it are even things you can print out or say to your players. Hope this helps. Lets start out with a simple definition. In the...
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    You only have 20 mins-what do you do..........??

    Whiffle ball game. Four players only in the field. Teach the girls to move out of their "circle" to field balls. Most players these days didn't get the chance to go "all out" in an unstructured game of ball. It gives them a whole new perspective. It pushes them to be aggressive and get to...
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    gossip in the rumor mill

    It could be a good lessoned learned for the girls as well, especially if you find a way to handle it constructively.
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    gossip in the rumor mill

    YES knowledge is power. We sometimes forget that some girls truly don't know the importance and benefits of team cohesion. I gave a version of this to my JC team and then had an open discussion. It really seemed to help! Lets start out with a simple definition. In the perspective of sports...
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    Sport Psychology Curriculum-Useful?

    That's a good point, I understand your concern. Sport psychology is something that has been proven to improve performance, rather than induce paralysis by analysis. It can help athletes control this symptom. Keep in mind, this is not just some simple project that would be thrown out there for...
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    Sport Psychology Curriculum-Useful?

    Would you coaches out there find it useful to have specific sport psychology "lesson plans" that you could facilitate into your practices? They would be broken down into age group, so each division would have different topics, activities, and ways to apply them depending on the age category of...
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    Sport Psychology Curriculum-Useful?

    Would you coaches out there find it useful to have specific sport psychology "lesson plans" that you could facilitate into your practices? They would be broken down into age group, so each division would have different topics, activities, and ways to apply them depending on the age category of...
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    Is Hitting Actually Contagious?

    Action induction would also affect the negative. So the same "contagious" effect would be true for errors.
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    First time in the circle in a year

    It's all about finding that coach who will you give you a chance. It's the only reason I was able to get to the level of ball I did. It was one coach who believed in me when others didn't. Your daughter has great character. Never give up on the things you love, even if they seem out of reach.
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    Is Hitting Actually Contagious?

    In the world of baseball and softball the belief that “Hitting is contagious” is pretty common. It is the belief that once one player gets a hit, it trickles down the line up, and soon enough you have a rally going. But can one hit from one player truly have an effect on the next batter? I found...
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    High School Softball ,No Thanks I'll pass

    Youth sport has become ridiculously competitive over the years. Kids used to just go outside and play pick up games with their friends. Now youngsters are competing for spots and driving two hours to merely get the chance to play in a few games. Wouldn’t kids be better off getting 500...
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    critique my practice

    agreed. A dynamic warm up is best.
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    Goal Setting

    set SMART goals. Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time Constrained These kinds of goals will help to get optimal motivation out of your players.
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    Whats your opinion

    Playing up shouldn't affect a players pitching success. As a pitcher myself moving back 3 feet helped me immensely. I was never a pitcher that blew a FB by anyone, and that three extra feet gave me the extra room I needed to really let me pitches break. When I moved back to 40 ft I felt...
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