Institute for Sport Coaching

The Institute is proud to announce the launch of its newest service, the Sport Coach USA Intelligence Update.  Based upon successful efforts in Australia and the United Kingdom, the Sport Coach USA Intelligence Update is designed to keep sport coaches, whether you are youth or high school coach, up to date on the latest research in sport.  …

We often drive into Boston to watch sporting events at Boston College, my wife’s alma mater.  We like to watch the female sports with our teen daughter as a way of reinforcing in her mind that it is okay to be physically active. So this past Sunday, we caught BC Women’s Basketball vs. Georgia Tech.  As …

I recently came across a nice article by Dina Gentile regarding the mentoring of assistant coaches in youth soccer programs.   Dr. Gentile is a Professor of Sport Management at Endicott College.  A volunteer youth coach herself, Dr. Gentile understands from both practical and theoretical experience what happens on the soccer field.   Mentoring of sport coaches has …

As the new year begins, we take this opportunity to relook at a Mark Hyman article in the NY Times from Jan 2011.  Mark discovered a high school sophomore in Connecticut researching why kids play sports using a survey from the Institute for Youth Sports @ Michigan State Univ.  His findings?  Kids play sports to have …

If you are interested in learning more about sports nutrition–one of the secrets to athletic success–then I suggest you check out the published research at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.  Obviously, Gatorade has a business interest in the hydration component of sports nutrition but the studies available were conducted at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute or at …

I am brainstorming an article and would like your help.  Please send me your answers and thoughts. 1) How have you worked out non-athletic problems with your team or player? 2) Have you employed the services of a Sports Psychologist? 3) What kind of situations have or would you use their services? 4) Situational question, …

This month’s resource continues our look at coaching-related information available on YouTube.  We discovered the Coaching Education Staff at the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) has a nice YouTube presence with three channels of videos for coaches.  While mostly focused on highlighting the various courses available via NFHS’ Coaching Education Program, it does provide some good …