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Fitness – General | The Best Yoga Workout for Your Abs

Flexibility, relaxation, less stress—even if you’ve never stepped foot in a yoga studio, you’ve probably heard all about the mind-body benefits of a regular yoga practice. But before any of you type-A personalities go straight for the sweaty strength workout, we have one more surprising perk to add to the list: stronger abs. It’s true:…

Basketball – Offense-shooting | 20 Youth Basketball Shooting Drills for

If a coach uses the same basketball shooting drills over and over again at practice, there are two main things that will happen… The team will get bored. The team will stop giving 100%.​ No coach wants either of these things to happen. Having a variety of shooting drills to use will make you a…

Football – Offense | Youth Football: Offensive Play Calling and Strategy

Based on the latest poll results for topics to write about (see poll on the right menu), youth offensive play calling strategy is leading youth football blog topic on CoachParker.org. I must admit this is a hard topic to write about because there are many variables and opinions on how to call plays, especially in…

Soccer – Offense-shooting | Soccer Shooting Breakout

Overview Two teams compete to win in this neat small-sided game by outscoring each other. However, this game has a twist with the breakout factor giving one team the chance to score an additional goal as well as presenting the opposition with a quick overload situation. Set up Pitch 60yds x 30yds Three goals, one…

Fitness – Other | The Pro’s tips for tackling CrossFit’s toughest moves

NO ATHLETE MASTERS double-unders, muscle-ups, and handstand push-ups on day one of CrossFit. Getting these moves down takes practice, patience, and of course a killer training strategy. To give you a leg up, we talked to three CrossFit coaches about the best ways to approach each of these moves. CROSSFIT WORKOUTS The full-body CrossFit workout…

General – Mental | Tips for Raising a Well-Rounded Athlete Who Doesn’t Burn Out Before Puberty

Starting in their preschool years, we sign our kids up for gymnastics, Little League, soccer, dance and karate classes. And for good reason—studies prove that activities like these greatly benefit kids’ cognitive, physical, and emotional development. They allow our kids to explore and discover their passions, inclinations, and their abilities. But, as kids get older—usually…

Football – Hitting | Youth Football: Tackling Drills & Skills for a GREAT Defense

Show me a team that misses a lot of tackles, and I’ll show you a team that’s probably not very good on defense. Improve your team’s tackling skills, and you will improve your team’s defense. I believe tackling should be a focus of every defensive practice, even on walk-through days. You don’t have to do…

Volleyball – Indoor | An Open Letter to All Coaches Teaching Volleyball to Kids Aged 14 & Under

Dear Coach – I went to a 12 and 10 & under volleyball league recently, and had flashbacks to my time playing Little League baseball as a Camarillo Eagle. I would hunker out there in Right Fiel and over again, talking chatter to keep sane, and seeing a ball come my way once a game…

Golf – Long Game | The Best Upper Body Stretches For Golf!

All golfers love stretching, but most of them don’t know why they stretch the body parts that they stretch! Tightness in specific regions of the upper body can be the cause behind a lot of golf swing mistakes. If you are having a hard time rotating, experiencing low back pain after golfing, or developing bad…

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Fitness – General | The Best Yoga Workout for Your Abs

Flexibility, relaxation, less stress—even if you’ve never stepped foot in a yoga studio, you’ve probably heard all about the mind-body benefits of a regular yoga practice. But before any of you type-A personalities go straight for the sweaty strength workout, we have one more surprising perk to add to the list: stronger abs. It’s true:…

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