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Saving Our Kids From "The Comparison Trap"

April 24, 2018
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Our friend in the UK Gordon MacLelland shares insight on parents’ sideline behavior. His organization Working With Parents in Sport (WWPIS) is a UK based company helping parents give their child the best possible sporting experience. To learn more click here. To learn more about Gordon MacLelland, click here. As more and more children battle … Read more

👇 Player Feedback Starts With This Button

April 24, 2018

Research tells us that kids don’t learn from Report Cards, Test Scores, or end-of-season Player Evaluations. They learn from ongoing feedback—particularly timely, actionable, and objective feedback. And we know that coaches typically leave a game with many bits of feedback that never get to players. So take 2-3 minutes after a game, tournament, or practice to … Read more

The Chaotic World of Youth Sports — Vol 50 🏆

April 11, 2018

As a sports parent and coach, I know how complicated youth sports can be at times. So I’d like to share some helpful articles that shed light on the challenges we face… and some funny ones that might even give us an opportunity to laugh at ourselves. Please enjoy… and please click here to try … Read more

Know What Your Player Should be Achieving This Season?

April 10, 2018
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At iSport360, we brought together experts in each sport to develop core standards that your player should be achieving.  We also align our standards with the leading National Governing Bodies in youth sports.  So simply log on and visit your player’s iSport360 page, or sign up and search our sports standards based on your child’s sport, age and gender.

Why We Encourage Parents To “Chill” on the Sidelines

April 10, 2018
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Kyle Massa is a contributor to the iSport360 newsletter and a former Content Manager at TeamSnap. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him running, reading, or playing with his cats. Youth sports parents are some of the most passionate people around. You drive your kids to endless games and practices, you invest time and money into … Read more

Coach Chris Collins of Northwestern University Talks Self-Confidence

April 10, 2018

Thanks to our partners at Positive Coaching Alliance, we get this insight from Chris Collins, Head Coach for the men’s basketball team at Northwestern University with his top 3 requirements for coaching success: 1) Instill confidence in your players 2) Figure out what makes each of your players tick 3) Get the most out of … Read more

Yankee Stadium, Bottom of the 9th

March 28, 2018

Corey Koskie is not only a 9-year veteran of the MLB and friend of iSport360, but with four sons, he’s coached more youth sports than anyone I know.  His philosophy on youth sports and coaching is in lock step with us and we’re thrilled he shared this story: 2004 Yankee Stadium ALDS—Bottom of the 9th … Read more

The Chaotic World of Youth Sports — Vol 48

March 14, 2018

As a sports parent and coach, I know how complicated youth sports can be at times. So I’d like to share some helpful articles that shed light on the challenges we face… and some funny ones that might even give us an opportunity to laugh at ourselves. Please enjoy… and please click here to try … Read more

Thanks Again to Hockey Canada For Reminding Us: “It’s Just a Game!”

March 13, 2018
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Ian Goldberg is the Founder and CEO of iSport360, a SportsTech company that is helping 12,000 coaches, parents and kids set goals, share player feedback and track player development….all so our kids can have more success, more confidence and more fun.  Try iSport360 for free here. At one time or another, we’ve all been THAT … Read more

Steph Curry Tells Us Why He Played Multiple Sports

March 13, 2018
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At iSport360, our newsletter always talks about the important reasons kids should be playing multiple sports: to be a well rounded athlete, to avoid overuse injuries and to avoid burnout. But our friends at  Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) got Steph Curry talking about how playing multiple sports brought him outside his comfort zone, built his … Read more

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