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Get Your Players To Arrive On Time

by Coach James

The most common ways of dealing with late players are:

  1. Make them run laps or do extra conditioning
  2. In more extreme cases, cut their playing time Continue Reading

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Are Practice Scrimmages Bad?

by Coach James

It is said that the best way to learn is by playing.

That being the case, you won’t often hear coaches arguing against scrimmages unless they have other priorities for a practice, and you certainly won’t hear kids complain about scrimmaging.

So is it possible that having a scrimmage at the beginning or end of practice is actual bad for you team? Continue Reading

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Off-Season Training With Bob Bradley

by Coach James

If you want to impress your coach when team practices start up again in the fall, you’d better make good use of the summer.

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