Goal Setting for Young Athletes June 15th, 2010 by BrianGrasso ~ 15 Comments 

 

Dreams and ambition are great.   But how many times have you established a goal for yourself and not completed it?   I’ll bet that number totals into the dozens.   You start the process, get ultra-excited, amped-up beyond belief…   … And then…   Nothing.   You kind of get started, but not really. [...] read more

Setting Goals and Expectations for Young Athletes July 28th, 2009 by Sara Beth ~ 4 Comments 

 

The Pygmalion Effect can either elevate a workers productivity or entirely undermine it. For instance, workers who receive continuous verbal praise for their efforts, while being supported by non-verbal means, will aspire and ascend to even more productivity. In contrast, if a worker receives less praise or even communication from management than their peers or [...] read more

Goal Confusion – Part 2 March 30th, 2009 by BrianGrasso ~ 6 Comments 

 

Soccer is no different than any other sport at the youth level – and I am not inferring that anyone suggested otherwise – but every youth coach of every sport, seems to think that the technical nuances of their sport are some how more intricate or specialized than the skills of other sports… and that [...] read more