If you lead a cheer team, dance team, or school band, March and April are the perfect times to plan your pre-summer fundraising. Summer camp deposits, choreography clinics, band trips, and travel expenses are approaching quickly. Programs that start planning now are the ones that enter summer prepared and avoid last-minute stress. Why is Spring...

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Coach Christina Gwyn-Barton shares the importance of learning from mistakes and how it’s helped her teams grow and succeed. Mistakes can be meaningful and effective learning opportunities, and players should be encouraged to make them. By analyzing mistakes and asking questions, both players and coaches can truly see what works, what doesn’t, and why. By...

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Sports psychologist Bhrett McCabe shares 6 insights he’s acquired from some of the greatest minds in coaching. A well thought out development plan is crucial. Coaching requires a specific/customized approach for each player. Psychology is just as essential to coaching as strategizing. Dr. Bhrett McCabe is the founder of The MindSide, a center for Sports...

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Soccer Coach Andrea Scott shares the approach that helped her build competitive, successful teams every year. As a coach, you could end up being one of only a few positive adult influences in a student’s life, so it’s important to act as such. Prioritizing wins can be detrimental to the development of your students, and...

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Group leaders from different programs share their leadership philosophies and how they define success. For some of the most successful group leaders, success does not equal accolades. Prioritizing the growth and development of students is the preferred route of successful programs. In many cases, pursuing patience and personal growth often leads to championships. What defines...