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I distinctly remember sitting in my 6th grade homeroom class as we went around one by one telling our classmates what we want to be when...
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Kate Leavell
- Mar 27, 2016
- 4 min
Mistakes Lead to Greatness
Turning a quitting mentality into greatness: How much of an edge would we have over other teams if our team could bounce back from...
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Kate Leavell
- Mar 21, 2016
- 4 min
Tolerance and Gratitude for better Programs
We seem to be lacking in appreciation and tolerance skills lately. This isn’t much of a surprise to anyone who has peeked into social...
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Kate Leavell
- Mar 18, 2016
- 3 min
A letter to my former self as a new sports parent:
A letter to my former self as a new sports parent: One day you’re going to get in the car with your kid’s water bottle that he left at...
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Kate Leavell
- Mar 13, 2016
- 5 min
The Youth Athlete Bailout
The Youth Athlete Bailout! Defeating the victim mentality in sports Forget the wall street bailout, the youth athlete bailout is taking...
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Kate Leavell
- Mar 10, 2016
- 3 min
Dear Mom and Dad
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...
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Kate Leavell
- Mar 5, 2016
- 3 min
Meet in the Middle, salvaging our youth sports experience
There are bad coaches out there, there are misguided awful parents, there are disrespectful lazy and/or entitled players- but that’s...
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Kate Leavell
- Mar 2, 2016
- 3 min
Dear Coach…
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...
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Kate Leavell
- Feb 12, 2016
- 4 min
Start where you are
Start where you are… The pressure to be like “ Maryland” is driving kids away from lacrosse in many developing areas. I grew up playing...
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Kate Leavell
- Jan 18, 2016
- 5 min
Getting the Best in Player Return at Practice
For the last 16 years I’ve been working on, failing, rebuilding, rethinking and figuring out the delicate balance I need to coach youth...
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Kate Leavell
- Dec 21, 2015
- 5 min
There’s more to teams than Starters and Bench Warmers
Defining Roles for a Positive Experience for All Players on your Roster Kids who don’t understand their purpose, why they aren’t playing,...
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Kate Leavell
- Dec 18, 2015
- 1 min
Tis the season for free gift-a-ways!!
The Coaches Emergency Practice Guide is the perfect gift for yourself or a coaching friend and I’m giving some away! Productive, fun...
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Kate Leavell
- Dec 10, 2015
- 4 min
Coaching to Different Skill levels Together
Hands down, the biggest frustration I hear from coaches is how to conduct a practice when you have a large variety of talent and...
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Kate Leavell
- Nov 17, 2015
- 4 min
Let ’em Play!
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...
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Kate Leavell
- Nov 3, 2015
- 1 min
November Sale on The Coaches Guide!
In the THANKFUL spirit of November, the Coaches Emergency Practice Guide for girls youth lacrosse is on SALE!. For a limited time,...
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Kate Leavell
- Oct 18, 2015
- 4 min
10 Ways to Improve your Skills outside of Practice!
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...
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Kate Leavell
- Oct 7, 2015
- 2 min
THIS! Don’t miss it!
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,...
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Kate Leavell
- Sep 26, 2015
- 3 min
The right reasons
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...
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Kate Leavell
- Sep 21, 2015
- 5 min
Building a strong foundation for success.
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....
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Kate Leavell
- Sep 12, 2015
- 2 min
Get your Copy Now! Practice Guide for Coaches
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...
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