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The 10,000 Hour Misunderstanding – Focus on Quality Not Quantity in Practice
This is the second of a three-part special book excerpt from The Playmaker’s Advantage. Part 1 can be found here. By Daniel Petersonand Leonard Zaichkowsky, Ph.D. Visit any sideline of parents on gameday and ask them to explain the “10,000-hour rule.” There is a good…
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How to Prepare Your Child for a New Year
As a new school year gets underway, your children may face changes. Do they have a new coach? New school? New teacher? Children react differently to change. One may have no trouble at all while another may have feelings of anxiety or hesitation. What newness…
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Start Your New Season With These 10 Winning Attitudes!
Back to school means back to school sports, or maybe it’s back to fall travel sports for your child. To give your child the best chance for success and to help them fully enjoy the season, your attitude as a parent is hugely impactful. Start…
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A Three Step Teamwork Blueprint for the Adults in Youth Sports
No one will argue that teamwork is what makes a team great. Spend some time hanging around successful teams and I’m pretty sure you will sense true camaraderie between players. Conversely, when teammates are at odds with each other and don’t respect one another, it…
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When Your Child Wants to Give Up
One of the hardest things for me as a sports mom was watching my kids get discouraged. It would happen after they’d worked hard to win a starting spot, a certain position or even just the coach’s approval, and felt like they’d failed. I can’t…
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Introducing TeamSnap Officials
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In Search of the Playmaker’s Advantage
This is the first of a three-part book excerpt from The Playmaker’s Advantage, available wherever books are sold. By Daniel Peterson and Leonard Zaichkowsky, Ph.D. How hard could it be? I was an adult, a dad no less, with a reasonable understanding of the game…
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Teach Your Children the Fun and Safe Way to Have a Sports Rivalry
Sports and rivalries go hand-in-hand. The contests and the histories between teams can unite communities and inspire athletes to do their best. But sometimes fans lose perspective and rivalries become marred by vandalism, insults, threats, and violence. It is imperative that parents help their…
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How Coaches and Parents Can Work Together
Parents and coaches do not have to agree on everything to be partners. They merely need to remember that they are both on the same side when it comes to giving the players a positive and impactful youth sports experience. This type of relationship demands…
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Tracking The Next Generation of World Cup Soccer Players
In June, when the world’s best men’s soccer teams kickoff World Cup 2018, we will be painfully reminded that Team USA will not be among them for the first time in over 30 years. After their shock elimination defeat to Trinidad and Tobago back in…
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