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The Family Sports Life Today podcast is a bi-weekly show where Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry discuss youth sports. Listen below, or subscribe and automatically download these to your computer or .MP3 player. See more information about podcasts at http://familysportslifetoday.com/content/AboutPodcasts.aspx
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With the close of the basketball season, Coach Tom Newell discusses how expectations turn into frustrations at the end of the season, especially for parents. Upon reflection, the target of that frustration is misguided. More information on reflecting on the season and setting goals during the off-season is available at www.FamilySportsLifeToday.com.
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Scott Rerucha from the Legacy Group discusses his company's work to build legacies, their sponsorship of "For the Love of the Game", and what we might learn from the exhibition on June 16th. Read More...
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Coach Tom and Coach Guy discuss the recent loss of the Franklin Girls Softball team 64-0 to West Seattle. They discuss the failures by both coaches, the impact on players on both teams, and offer suggestions on how the game should have been handled gracefully. Read More...
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Parents going over the top... Already this year we've seen several ugly instances where parents lose their sanity and take matters into his own hands--impacting their family sports life FOREVER. Read More...
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Our guest today is Jim Kubacki, co-founder of College Camp Advantage. This 4-day program helps a student demystify the process of college applications, take the pressure off, develop a plan, and focus on the things that you can control. Tom and Guy discuss the template and process with Jim and offer tips that are valuable for high school students preparing for college. Read More...
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Coach Jim Dail from the Clakamas Girls Basketball Association talks with Tom and Guy about their successful model for coaches, parents, and players. He describes how they set expectations for fun, teaching and skill-building, and positive experience for girls, appropriate to each age level. The CGBA has 500 girls in grades 1-8 participating in games, camps, and clinics in Oregon. Read More...
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As spring sports begin, Coach Newell and Coach Perry talk about the transition and issues that coaches, parents, and players face: a different coaching model, player's lack of confidence, the intimidation factor, and even getting shoe size right. Read More...
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The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has proposed a ban on booing and other signs of disrepect. Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry continue the discussion of the "Fans in the Stands" podcast and talk about the advantages of booing versus other expressions by students, and most especially, parents. Read More...
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Tom discusses those "combustible fuels" that weigh you down and can explode, how to overcome, develop "the athlete's mind" and rise to the occassion. This template is something Coach Newell has used for both high school and intercollegiate athletes. Read More...
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Following up on podcast #11, Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry have suggestions on how to deal if you are a target or victim or comments on MySpace.com. Read More...
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Topics related to Myopics: Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry discuss how MySpace impacts trust and team. Tom invents a new word, "Scriptassination", meaning assisination by writing on the internet.
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On to State where it's "One and Done". Tom Newell and Guy Perry will explore the anxieties of post-season for parents, coaches, and players. Read More...
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Coach Guy Perry and Coach Tom Newell talk about the negative impacts of holding AAU and Select Team tryouts immediately only days after the end of the season. Huge expectations can color an otherwise successful season, teams that make the state playoffs are penalized with immediate tryouts, and the lack of break can lead to kids leaving the sport.
This episode follows up on podcasts #4 and #5, which look at the costs and benefit of these programs and provides some criteria for choosing a AAU or Select Team program.
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With the basketball season ending, Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry talk to coaches, players, and parents about the importance of staying positive, avoiding would-a, could-a, should-a, and most importantly, taking a two-week break to identify, write down, and commit to goals to work on during the off- season. Read More...
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Coach Tom talks with Mikey who has to work hard to stay connected with his son and daughter's sports lives despite being divorced and being separated by long distances. Read More...
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With the close of the basketball season, Coach Tom Newell discusses how expectations turn into frustrations at the end of the season, especially for parents. Upon reflection, the target of that frustration is misguided. More information on reflecting on the season and setting goals during the off-season is available at www.FamilySportsLifeToday.com.
Read More...
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Scott Rerucha from the Legacy Group discusses his company's work to build legacies, their sponsorship of "For the Love of the Game", and what we might learn from the exhibition on June 16th. Read More...
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Coach Tom and Coach Guy discuss the recent loss of the Franklin Girls Softball team 64-0 to West Seattle. They discuss the failures by both coaches, the impact on players on both teams, and offer suggestions on how the game should have been handled gracefully. Read More...
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Parents going over the top... Already this year we've seen several ugly instances where parents lose their sanity and take matters into his own hands--impacting their family sports life FOREVER. Read More...
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Our guest today is Jim Kubacki, co-founder of College Camp Advantage. This 4-day program helps a student demystify the process of college applications, take the pressure off, develop a plan, and focus on the things that you can control. Tom and Guy discuss the template and process with Jim and offer tips that are valuable for high school students preparing for college. Read More...
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Coach Jim Dail from the Clakamas Girls Basketball Association talks with Tom and Guy about their successful model for coaches, parents, and players. He describes how they set expectations for fun, teaching and skill-building, and positive experience for girls, appropriate to each age level. The CGBA has 500 girls in grades 1-8 participating in games, camps, and clinics in Oregon. Read More...
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As spring sports begin, Coach Newell and Coach Perry talk about the transition and issues that coaches, parents, and players face: a different coaching model, player's lack of confidence, the intimidation factor, and even getting shoe size right. Read More...
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The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has proposed a ban on booing and other signs of disrepect. Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry continue the discussion of the "Fans in the Stands" podcast and talk about the advantages of booing versus other expressions by students, and most especially, parents. Read More...
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Tom discusses those "combustible fuels" that weigh you down and can explode, how to overcome, develop "the athlete's mind" and rise to the occassion. This template is something Coach Newell has used for both high school and intercollegiate athletes. Read More...
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Following up on podcast #11, Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry have suggestions on how to deal if you are a target or victim or comments on MySpace.com. Read More...
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Topics related to Myopics: Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry discuss how MySpace impacts trust and team. Tom invents a new word, "Scriptassination", meaning assisination by writing on the internet.
Read More...
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On to State where it's "One and Done". Tom Newell and Guy Perry will explore the anxieties of post-season for parents, coaches, and players. Read More...
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Coach Guy Perry and Coach Tom Newell talk about the negative impacts of holding AAU and Select Team tryouts immediately only days after the end of the season. Huge expectations can color an otherwise successful season, teams that make the state playoffs are penalized with immediate tryouts, and the lack of break can lead to kids leaving the sport.
This episode follows up on podcasts #4 and #5, which look at the costs and benefit of these programs and provides some criteria for choosing a AAU or Select Team program.
Read More...
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With the basketball season ending, Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry talk to coaches, players, and parents about the importance of staying positive, avoiding would-a, could-a, should-a, and most importantly, taking a two-week break to identify, write down, and commit to goals to work on during the off- season. Read More...
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Coach Tom talks with Mikey who has to work hard to stay connected with his son and daughter's sports lives despite being divorced and being separated by long distances. Read More...
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