The Youth Athlete Bailout! Defeating the victim mentality in sports Forget the wall street bailout, the youth athlete bailout is taking...

Dear mom and dad Thanks for buying me all that equipment to sign up for lacrosse! That new stick was designed by my favorite player and...

There are bad coaches out there, there are misguided awful parents, there are disrespectful lazy and/or entitled players- but that’s...

70 percent of kids drop out of sports by the age 13…… Dear Coach, Im 11. I love lacrosse. My mom bought me my first stick this year for...

Start where you are… The pressure to be like “ Maryland” is driving kids away from lacrosse in many developing areas. I grew up playing...

For the last 16 years I’ve been working on, failing, rebuilding, rethinking and figuring out the delicate balance I need to coach youth...

Defining Roles for a Positive Experience for All Players on your Roster Kids who don’t understand their purpose, why they aren’t playing,...

The Coaches Emergency Practice Guide is the perfect gift for yourself or a coaching friend and I’m giving some away! Productive, fun...

Hands down, the biggest frustration I hear from coaches is how to conduct a practice when you have a large variety of talent and...

A lot of us coaches are also parents, but because I started coaching before my kids were old enough to play and because my kids started...

In the THANKFUL spirit of November, the Coaches Emergency Practice Guide for girls youth lacrosse is on SALE!. For a limited time,...

Want to improve your skills in the off season on your own? Think there’s nothing besides wall ball?  Here’s some ideas to improve when...

THIS!!! THIS is a picture of my boys at high school fall ball practice tonight. The weather is a perfect 65 degrees, its dry, cool,...

I love travel teams, club ball , whatever you want to call it when your kids play in the off season in fun places against teams from all...

As coaches we know the obvious outcome we want to see is a win, as players we want playing time, stats, recognition for our achievements....

Read the back cover above for some feedback on the new book, which was officially published today! What’s in the guide? Drills- lots of...

from the coaches’ emergency practice guidebook for youth girls’ lacrosse by kate leavell Champions are NOT the same as super stars. A...

It’s been a long time coming, one of the biggest requests I receive are for drills, games and practice plans for youth girls lacrosse. I...

Kids are dropping out of sports, they are falling out of love with programs designed far above their emotional and physical level and...

Building a Philosophy that works I remember feeling very intimidated about the concept of building a philosophy for coaching. Especially...