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Here's where we let people post questions to Coach Jerry. If you have a question, send an email to Coach Jerry at jerry (at) coachjerry (dot) com and if it's suitable, he will make sure it (and the answer, of course!) gets posted here.

On Making Varsity Soccer  NEW
"Folkstyle" vs. "Freestyle" Wrestling
NEW
General Comments on Youth Football  NEW

Previous questions to Coach Jerry

Football
What About Scouting? (May, 2007)
Increasing Speed in Football
 
(May, 2007)
Too small for Football? (Oct, 2006)
Special Football Program  (Mar, 2006)
Youth and Tackle Football  (Apr, 2004)
Pee-Wee Football Woes (Jan, 2004)
First Year in Football
(Nov, 2003)
New Football Coach
(Nov, 2003)
Too Young for Football?
(Nov, 2003)
Too Big For Football?
 
(Sept, 2003)
Young Football Player, Not Playing 
(June, 2003)
What is a Football Manager?

Football Coach in Canada 
How to Long Snap a Football 
Turned Off of Football
Youth Injuries & Football

Baseball/Softball
Fair or Foul? (Aug, 2005)
Catcher Interference?
(Aug, 2005)
Why Is My Son Sitting?
(Nov, 2003)
Infield Fly Rule
 
(Feb, 2003)
Covering first base 
(Feb, 2003)
Problems with the "New" Baseball League
Discipline vs. Humiliation in Baseball 
First Time Softball Coach 
Baseball - To Play or Not to Play? 
First Time Baseball Coach 
Balancing Softball Teams 
When Should Kids Throw a Curveball?
Coaching a Mixed Group 

Soccer
Peewee Soccer (Aug, 2005)
Kids Soccer Question
(Jan, 2004)
Vindictive Soccer Coach (Nov, 2003)
Soccer Questions
(Sept, 2003)
Soccer Woes 
(Feb, 2003)
Soccer Coach Troubles
Negative Soccer Coach 
Exceeded the Limits of Recreational Soccer?

Hockey
To Share or Not to Share?
  (Mar, 2006)
Importance of Size for a Hockey Player  (Mar, 2006)
Travel Hockey (Apr, 2004)
Youth Hockey - Parent vs. Coach
 
(Feb, 2003)
Too Much Pressure During Hockey Play-Offs?
Should He Be Playing Hockey?
Skating Backwards
Two-Year-Old Skater

Basketball
Three Second Violation? (Oct, 2006)
Physically Abusive Coach in Girls Basketball (Aug, 2005)
Abuse in Basketball?
(Sept, 2003)
Abusive Coach in Girl's Basketball? 
(Sept, 2003)
Mercy Rule in Basketball
Shared Playing Time 

Other Sports
Nervous About Wrestling?  (Feb, 2003)
Future Olympian
On Go-Kart Racing

General Coaching Questions
Minor Incident Gone Too Far (Oct, 2006)
Hurtful Words (Aug, 2005)
Code of Conduct
(Aug, 2005)
Playing Time Concerns
(Aug, 2005)
Team Rules for Conflict Resolution
(Aug, 2005)
Coaching Your Own Child
(Aug, 2005)
Playing Kids in Sports
(Jan, 2004)
Whipping Boy Philosophy
(Jan, 2004)
Pre-workout calisthenics
(Jan, 2004)
Taking Coach Jerry to Task
 
(Nov, 2003)
Background Check For Coaches?
 
(Sept, 2003)
Kids and the Statistics for Cutting 
(June, 2003)
Player Rotation & Winning
 
(Feb, 2003)
Bad Coach 
(Feb, 2003)
Interview Questions for Coach Jerry
Persuasive Speech
Coaching Techniques for High School Athletes 
How to Handle an Aggressive Coach 
Skills Needed to Coach? 
Left-Handed or Right-Handed? 
Coaching Book
Articles on Youth Sports
Any Advice for New Coaches?

Other Questions
Energy Drinks
(Aug, 2005)
Blaming Parents
(Apr, 2004)
Big Young Athlete
(Apr, 2004)
Shy Young Athletes
 
(Sept, 2003)
Sports in Grade School 
(Sept, 2003)
Growth Plates and Weight Training 
(June, 2003)
How to Increase Speed? 
(June, 2003)
Which Sport for Young Son? 
(June, 2003)
What Do Youth Sports Do for Kids? 
(June, 2003)
Gender and Parental Attitudes

How Have Things Changed?
Shoulder Pain 
Should Kids "Skate Up"?
What About the "All Play" Rule?

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