I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it… I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it’s an illusion to me. Michael Jordan
Category: Education
Education
Effort Goals
Coaching idea from the Positive Coaching Alliance Connector Newsletter of September 8, 2010 “Effort Goals” are key for coaches who are striving to keep their athletes focused on improvement. In the framework of PCA’s “ELM Tree of Mastery” (where ELM stands for Effort, Learning and Mistakes are OK), youth athletes who expend maximum effort can consider themselves…
Imagination
The man who has no imagination has no wings. Muhammad Ali
Attitude
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. Arthur Ashe
USAG New Jersey Annual Award Winners Announced for 2010
The 2010 USAG New Jersey Annual Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to this year’s selectees. Life Time Achievement: Wes Martutani Optional Coach of the Year: ENA Paramus Coaching Staff Compulsory Athlete of the Year: Olivia Dunne Optional Athlete of the Year: Sammi Musto & Mikayla Waddell Judge of the Year: Leslie McPeek Volunteer of…
State Board Meeting Minutes – 4 August 2010
Minutes from the 4 August 2010 USAG New Jersey State Board Meeting are available. View HERE.
Opening Team Rituals
Opening Team Ritual concept from Positive Coaching Alliance and Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports library.
Redefine
One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible. Lance Armstrong
It’s a Wall
Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan
Coaching Tip: Teaching Players to Respect Officials
Article reprinted from the Positive Coaching Alliance Newsletter – 22 July 2010 More information at www.positivecoach.org Teaching Players to Respect Officials An important life lesson that can come from sports is the need to respect people. Youth athletes who learn to respect officials, even when disagreeing with them, can apply that learning throughout their lives…
An Olympian’s View of Gymnastics
Samantha Peszek’s Top Ten Reasons to Get Involved in Gymnastics
You on You
The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self improvement, about being better than you were the day before. Steve Young
Achieve Greatly
Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly. Robert F. Kennedy
Athlete Behavior in Practice
Following is “Ask PCA” question and PCA’s response from the July 27, 2010 Positive Coaching Alliance Connector Newsletter: How Can I Better Manage Player Behavior in Practices? “I coach an unruly but likeable group of 4th-grade girls in soccer. We’ve had problems with behavior in practice, including fistfights and players disappearing for 15 minutes with no adult…
Natural
Nobody’s a natural. You work hard to get good and then work hard to get better. Paul Coffey
Pressure
No pressure, no diamonds. Mary Case
Self Discipline
Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment. H. Ross Perot
Are You Satisfied?
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. Oscar Wilde