The Coaches Edge

Where coaches can share an ever expanding range of amazing experiences that represent the successes and failures of life in youth sports. Categories are
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Every year parents send their kids off to summer camps. But only a handful of those kids will use a private coach, an often overlooked resource right in your community. While there are certainly some great camps out there, there are also some that could be considered...well...less than effective. Private coaching runs the same range of effectiveness. Choosing what camp or camps to send your young athlete to, or whether or not to have a private coach work 1 on 1 with your child, involves a number of factors. Time, expense, location, quality of instruction, interest of the child to name a few. Consider this a beginners guide to helping you busy parents decide on the best summer sport activities for your young athlete.


Make a bet, right now, with anyone that will take it. You go to any regular recreation league basketball game and at least 1 team will be playing zone defense. Probably both teams. But since you are betting, let's be safe. WHY are they playing zone at these young ages? Time to wake up coaches!


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