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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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Coach Tom and Coach Guy talk with Todd Zoninka, President of Planet-Hoops.com. Planet-Hoops offers a digital video editing system to break down video for scouting and post-game analysis, saving time for coaches. Todd talks about their DVCoach system which makes the technology available to high schools and small colelges, or for use in producing scout tapes or team season highlight videos. 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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Karen Bryant from the Seattle Storm organization talks with Tom and Guy about the team and players going into the new women's basketball season.They discuss the impact of the WNBA on girl's sports, the Storm's commitment to the community, and upcoming public events. 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.
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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 Newell discusses how to prepare before tryouts, the need to stay flexibile with assignments, and how to deal with being cut. Tom also discusses parental expectations and responsibilities, how to deal with a bad experience, and alternatives to the expenses of a travel team. Read More...
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Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry discuss hidden politics in tryouts, the importance of talking with other parents who have participated in the program, and our checklist parents should use in determining whether a program is right for your kids. Read More...
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MySpace, cell phones and video games, parental overcommitment, focus on games and scrimmages versus individual instruction...
Coach Newell and Coach Perry discuss Shortcuts and Bad Habits in High School sports.
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Building on the topic from podcast #1, Coach Guy Perry talks about his experience with High School teams after returning from holiday vacation and recent snow storms in the Seattle area. Read More...
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Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry discuss the challenges when returning to sports after holiday vacation and recent snow storms. Parents and coaches can learn what to expect and how to respond--both in practice and first games after break. Read More...
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Coach Tom and Coach Guy talk with Todd Zoninka, President of Planet-Hoops.com. Planet-Hoops offers a digital video editing system to break down video for scouting and post-game analysis, saving time for coaches. Todd talks about their DVCoach system which makes the technology available to high schools and small colelges, or for use in producing scout tapes or team season highlight videos. 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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Karen Bryant from the Seattle Storm organization talks with Tom and Guy about the team and players going into the new women's basketball season.They discuss the impact of the WNBA on girl's sports, the Storm's commitment to the community, and upcoming public events. 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 Newell discusses how to prepare before tryouts, the need to stay flexibile with assignments, and how to deal with being cut. Tom also discusses parental expectations and responsibilities, how to deal with a bad experience, and alternatives to the expenses of a travel team. Read More...
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Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry discuss hidden politics in tryouts, the importance of talking with other parents who have participated in the program, and our checklist parents should use in determining whether a program is right for your kids. Read More...
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MySpace, cell phones and video games, parental overcommitment, focus on games and scrimmages versus individual instruction...
Coach Newell and Coach Perry discuss Shortcuts and Bad Habits in High School sports.
Read More...
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Building on the topic from podcast #1, Coach Guy Perry talks about his experience with High School teams after returning from holiday vacation and recent snow storms in the Seattle area. Read More...
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Coach Tom Newell and Coach Guy Perry discuss the challenges when returning to sports after holiday vacation and recent snow storms. Parents and coaches can learn what to expect and how to respond--both in practice and first games after break. Read More...
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