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| QC Baseball http://www.qcbaseball.com QCBaseball.com is an excellent resource for youth baseball players and their coaches . Don Edlin is the gentleman who developed this outstanding and comprehensive baseball instructional web site. Not only is the site packed with numerous tips, drills, diagrams and video clips, the material he has assembled is free to players and coaches. Unlike so many coaching or instructional sites these days that try to attract coaches and players to their site for the purpose of selling stuff - DVDs or videos - QCBaseball is on the internet for the sole purpose of helping develop better baseball players and better youth baseball coaches. The coach who visits qcbaseball.com is sure to find valuable tips and advice about baseball instruction for each players position and many baseball game situations but will also benefit from Edlin's down to earth philosophy about coaching children, the importance of winning and dealing with parents. Hats off to Don Edlin for creating perhaps the quintessential baseball instruction resource that players and coaches can go to for answers to their youth baseball questions. |
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| Bob Bigelow - Just Let The Kids Play http://www.bobbigelow.com Bob Bigelow is a former NBA first round draft choice who played four years for the Kansas City Kings, Boston Celtics, and San Diego Clippers. He played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania for Hall of Fame Coach Chuck Daly. He has devoted several thousand hours researching and lecturing about organized youth sports and its effects on children - and adults. With the August 2001 publication of his new book, "Just Let The Kids Play", adults throughout the country are reflecting on how they can give youth sports fun back to the children. Bob's web site includes highlights of his book, a 10 question survey on key issues concerning youth sports as well as a newsletter with tips for improving youth sports. |
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Hockeyhttp://www.safehockey.com/index.html I really like this site. The article about Bobby Orr is terrific. The site is unique in that it's sole purpose is to make the sport of ice hockey safer at every level. The site covers hockey at the youth, high school, college and professional levels including women's and girls' hockey. It provides editorial commentary, case studies, coaching advice and a wide range of information on minimizing injuries and violence in the sport. |
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| Coach Illustrated http://www.coachillustrated.com I recently discovered a great web site for youth football coaches. This site is created by JoePaterno.com and features advice for coaches, a coach's manual, on-line clinics, animated skill drills with detail descriptions and QuickTime movie clips, strength and conditioning drills, a "Coach's Chat Coffee Shop" to visit with coaches, as well as interesting articles by big name coaches and up-to-the minute football news and developments. The coaching staff at Coach Illustrated has such recognized and respected coaches as Joe Paterno, Lou Holtz, Frank Beamer, Rick Neuheisel, Butch Davis, Hal Mummy and many others. There is a membership required ($22) to access some of the services such as the "Coach's Chat Coffee Shop" and some of the articles but lots of helpful and interesting information is available free to on-line visitors. |
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for a Better Worldhttp://www.AforBW.org/ Athletes for a Better World was founded almost three years ago and grew out of a need for positive mentoring for young persons today in sport. Their "Code of Living" requires respect, commitment, dignity, positive influences, sportsmanship and fair play of all individuals involved in sport. It's a fine organization with an important mission and with some big names in sports on their side. They are doing some wonderful things and it is free to join. See what they have to say! |
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Mom's
Team http://www.momsteam.com/ Here's a brand new web site whose goal is to create a safer, saner, less stressful and more inclusive youth sports experience. The site contains lots of helpful information for parents of kids involved in sports. Some of the articles you will find on the site currently include "Equal Playing Time: Should it be the rule, not the exception?", "When is your child old enough for you to get involved in youth sports?", "The role of the parent in youth sports" and "How to talk to the coach" plus lots of others. The site also has an "Ask The Experts" section as well as a "Tools" section including a Sports Cost Estimator, Gear Locator, Summer Camp Locator and a MomsTeam Store Check it out. I think you'll like it. |
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Coaching http://www.positivecoach.org/ The Positive Coaching Alliance is an organization based at Stanford University that is trying to change the culture of youth sports. They are trying to create a positive culture where kids love to play the game and look forward to practice and games as times where they have fun. PCA believes that the youth sports experience provides opportunities for children to learn important lessons about determination, commitment, hard work, team work and empathy while acquiring increased self-confidence and positive character traits. Unfortunately these opportunities are being squandered by untrained coaches who blindly emulate the win-at-all-cost mentality that filters down from professional sports and by volunteers in youth sports organizations who are unprepared to lead these complex educational/sports organizations. This excellent site provides coaches, parents and league organizers on overview of the tools available to create the changes that are are so desperately needed in youth sports today. Check it out. |
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Youth Footballhttp://www.americanyouthfootball.com/ American Youth Football, Inc. is an international youth football organization established in 1996 to promote the wholesome development of youth through association with adult leaders in the sport of American football. The organization offers tackle, touch and flag football and cheerleading programs for youth organizations and Boys and Girls Clubs. |
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E Teamz http://www.eteamz.com/ Offers free web sites, instruction in different sports, personalized trading cards and cash prizes to participating web sites. |
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Institute for the Study of
Youth Sports http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/ysi/ The Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) at Michigan State University was founded by the Michigan Legislature in 1978 to research the benefits and detriments of participation in youth sports; to produce educational materials for parents, coaches, officials, and administrators, and; to provide educational programs for coaches, officials, administrators, and parents. Spotlight on Youth Sports is a six-page newsletter published quarterly by the Youth Sports Institute. The newsletter is designed to inform parents, coaches, officials, participants and administrators about developments on the youth sport scene. The site also provides an index to many excellent articles from past issues. |
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MyTeam.comhttp://www.myteam.com/ysnim/home/myt_index.jsp The online amateur sports center features sports news and events, tips and training information, as well as secure personal, team and league home pages. |
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My Sports Guru http://www.mysportsguru.com/ An interesting and fun site providing instruction and lessons in several sports with animated graphics. |
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North American Youth Sport Institute http://www.naysi.com/ The North American Youth Sport Institute provides technical support services to individuals, groups, organizations, and businesses that deal with tots, children and teenagers in Fitness, Recreation, Education, Sport and Health. Its online publication, "Sports Scene", focuses on kids, issues and programs, and how adults can work with youngsters in a more positive and safe manner. The NAYSI also offers a unique, free online training course for coaches, parents and youth leaders. The course includes a free copy (downloadable) of Jack Hutslar's excellent book Beyond X's and O's (see "Recommended Reading", below). |
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YouthSports.comhttp://youthsports.com/hamilton/main/portal/index.htm A youth sports community site offering news, events and web site construction/hosting. |
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Important and Notable Youth Organization SitesAnyone active in youth sports should be aware of these vital organizations: |
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