Tag Archives: coaching
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Boomer Team Mom Leads The Way
Leave a commentNovember 14, 2012 by David Gillaspie
The cleave in the sports world breaks as clean as a perfectly cut diamond. On one side are sports without …
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Coaching Classroom
Leave a commentSeptember 19, 2012 by David Gillaspie
THE LAST WORD The exchange between coach and team is prime ground for misunderstanding, misinterpretation, and mistakes. You might call …
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3 Rules For Coaching From The Parking Lot
Leave a commentAugust 4, 2012 by David Gillaspie
I saw it coming my way. The game was over and a dad from my team walked toward my car. …
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Why I Love Sports, And You Should Too
Leave a commentJune 29, 2012 by David Gillaspie
This sports moment brought to you by the memoir, Memoir Of The 3Gs, available soon. Outside the degenerate gambler, sports …
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Make Mine A Micro…cosm, Chapter 2
1May 20, 2012 by David Gillaspie
COACHING Modern sports are an accumulation of rules and endurance. Every variation of movement that can be taught and repeated …
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Sports Moms On The Ropes?
2April 13, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Not This One (posted on oregonsportsnews.com) A young athlete’s parents try to make things better in their family, in their …
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In The Beginning
Leave a commentDecember 14, 2011 by David Gillaspie
by David Gillaspie (originally posted on oregonsportsnews.com) The question of whether leaders are born or made is pointless to sports fans. …
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Tiger of the Sauna: Soccer Mom Unloads
2October 13, 2011 by David Gillaspie
One strain of parenting rises above all others. This parent is insistent, demanding, and unforgiving. Tiger Mom? Ivy League Mom? …
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It’s The Ref? Really?
4February 21, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Make The Call If you’re a young wrestler in your first regional meet going against the host school’s varsity guy, …
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The Missing Cowboy Treasure
Leave a commentAugust 26, 2010 by David Gillaspie
I’ve confessed before and I’ll admit it here: I coached youth soccer. I was a soccer daddy. More than that, …
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Arthur Ashe’s Wrestling Advice
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2010 by David Gillaspie
What’s a tennis player got to do with wrestling? From this one, plenty. This man is different. He’s not an …
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The Smart Coach
Leave a commentJuly 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Coaches fall into one of two categories: A few benefit when they make their athletes better. The more people they bring …
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Family of One
Leave a commentJuly 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Is a father and a father-figure the same thing? Not when one of the common questions is ‘Who’s your daddy’, or …
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PARKINSON’S COACH
Leave a commentJune 30, 2010 by David Gillaspie
shakeittillwemakeit.com I participated in my children’s’ sports and didn’t go crazy. After one season watching kindergarten rec league soccer from the …
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Sport Perception
Leave a commentMay 10, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The next time you hear someone say they baseballed with a difficult decision will be the first time. It doesn’t …
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The Hindrance of Help
3March 31, 2010 by David Gillaspie
What happens if you meet someone you think is helpful, but they’re not. Or go to a clinic and find …
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Bank Wrestler
3March 6, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The manager at the bank asked what I write about. I said wrestling, sort of. I was there to open a …
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Wrench Your Gut
Leave a commentNovember 4, 2009 by David Gillaspie
DOING YOUR PART Winning cures most things in sports. If you feel bad, you feel better with a win. You’re better looking; …
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