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Our sports instruction areas contain information and resources on the fundamental basics of teaching the game. If you are searching for help on how to teach your children youth sports and sportsmanship? You've come to the right place. There are instructions here to help coach youngsters the sports of baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, and tennis.

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The following is a list of recent additions. Whenever we add anything else to our web, we'll put a notice here. Every month we'll remove the oldest items. The most recent changes are listed first, and each item is linked to the page with the updated content.

04 August 2008

Importance of football fundamentals for kids

Alonzo A. Stagg, at a football clinic, once said, “Fundamentals and morale are the two most important things in the development of a successful football team.” Most coaches I have known throughout my years agree with Stagg's words. ....Read More>>>

02 June 2008

Baseball's "pepper drill" is a lot of fun

In my youth it was a joy to play the game called, "pepper." How often do you see little league players take a called strike smack-down the middle of the plate? There is a reason for this and it's usually because most little leaguers never swing too early and too many of them swing late. This is the reason there are so many strikeouts in little league games....Read more>>>>

20 May 2008

How to Teach the Level Baseball Swing

Tell your kids, “When you swing the bat, you want to take a short, direct path to the ball. Your front arm is the one that provides that short path.” Encourage a quick, level swing, a swing that utilizes the forearms, hands, and wrists...Read More>>>>

04 April 2008

How to Teach the Level Baseball Swing

Getting a bat that starts in an almost- vertical position into a level position, parallel to the ground, isn’t easy for a Little Leaguer. When he has heard you say the strike zone is from the armpits to knees, any kid should be excused for not understanding how to execute a level swing in both the high and lowest level of the strike zone....Read more>>>>

09 March 2008

Basketball Passing Drills - Part 3 Post Passing Drills

In all the years of playing, coaching, or watching Indiana high school basketball, I have never seen a team without an inside pivot attack win a major championship. I see an awful lot of excessive dribbling, today; however, it is much quicker to get the basketball from point "A" to point "B" with a pass ....Read more>>>>

06 February 2008

Basketball Drills Part 2

Here are six more fun basketball passing drills you can use to develop the fundamental skill of passing the basketball,,,,,Read more>>>>

22 October 2007

Basketball Passing Drills

Four new basketball passing drills have been added this week. ...More>>>>

15 October 2007

Basketball Passing Drills

Passing a basketball is really a complex skill. Quick hands, peripheral vision, good timing, and a razor sharp brain power are qualities that produce outstanding passers. The simplest quality is probably the most important attribute a good passer must process:

Some players make seemingly good passes that are intercepted. Even so, a receiver must be alert and assume his share of responsibility. ......More>>>>

8 October 2007

Basketball Jump Shooting Drills

Watch any basketball game, grade-school, high-school, college or pro, you will generally see that the majority of points are scored on jumpers. Although some good jump shooters don't get very high off the floor, but simply rely on quickness, most coaches prefer a good high jump becau..... More>>>>

1 October 2007

Basketball lay-up shooting drills

The basketball lay-up shot is one of the toughest shots to make because every time it is used, the shooter approaches the basket from a different angle and a variety of speeds. Usually there is a defender there who is trying to cram the ball down the shooter's throat. ...More>>>>

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