With venues across the country preparing for the madness of March, Basketball City in Boston is preparing for its own madness. With Raise the Rim a mere eleven days away (3/28), teams around the city are preparing to once again compete for the ultimate crown at the second annual Raise the Rim 3-on-3 tournament. The hardwood should be rocking even more at this year’s event, which will be held at a larger venue with a significant increase in teams compared to last year. All net proceeds from Raise the Rim will go to TUGG, a non-profit dedicated to catalyzing and spreading social entrepreneurship in New England.
Most of us have heard the incredible and ridiculous stories of one-time wealthy professional athletes going broke after their playing days. ESPN’s 30 for 30 films did a great piece on a number of these athletes in “Broke,” a documentary directed by Billy Corben. The film aired on ESPN in late 2012 and CoachUp posted a link to watch it shortly thereafter; here’s a clip from the film:
This past summer America watched as five young women became only the second team in United States Olympic history to claim the gold medal in the women’s gymnastic team competition. The “Fierce Five,” as they have come to be known, flat out took over the 2012 games in London. Gabby Douglas (Virginia Beach, VA.) became the first female African American to win the gold medal in the individual all-around competition. While team captain, Aly Raisman (Needham, MA.), hauled in the most medals, taking home the bronze on the balance beam and capturing the gold in the floor exercise.
Yesterday, in only his second career NFL start, Andrew Luck led the Indianapolis Colts to victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Since being drafted with the #1 pick in the 2012 Draft, Luck’s natural talent, hard work ethic and training habits have been discussed ad nauseam, and yesterday was the perfect stage for Luck to prove his proponents right. Luck has an ironic background in his road to replacing Peyton Manning, having been a pupil at the famed Manning Passing Academy himself. But how does a player actually rise to this level?
Team CoachUp – taking a momentary break from connecting athletes with great private coaches!
As you might expect, all of us on the CoachUp team love hearing about success stories related to private coaching! Here is a great article describing how one high school track athlete broke through a personal barrier and vastly improved her 100m hurdle time after finding the perfect private coach.
Alex’s coach took her game to the next level! Visit CoachUp today to find a private coach who can do the same for you!
The following is excerpted from azcentral.com (article by Richard Obert - Jun. 13, 2012); read more here: http://bit.ly/NN4wsb
Guest post by martial arts coach John Newport.
John has over 32 years of martial arts experience, the last 10 of which he has spent teaching martial arts and self-defense to kids and adults. Visit John’s CoachUp profile to learn more about him and to book private lessons (John is located in Lake Charles, LA); or, Click Here to search for martial arts coaches in your area!
Coaching in martial arts is unique. We can take many different avenues with our students based on their goals. There is the general fitness, basic education in martial arts, weapons, competition, self-defense, and acrobatics. It can be a combination of any of these areas, and that is what makes it so much fun.
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If the sports media is to be trusted, Doc Rivers is the 5th best coach in the NBA. Yet, when the opinions of NBA players and executives are examined, it’s clear Rivers is arguably the best head coach in the NBA. While the 2008 Championship capped an incredible year, I consider the 2011-2012 Celtics season to be Doc’s most impressive coaching job. With a successful season in doubt, Rivers was the key element in turning the season around. The Celtics were believed to be too old, too injured, and not athletic enough to compete. ”They kept saying, ‘We’re too old,’ but I kept saying, ‘No, we’re out of shape. Let’s wait until later to find out how good we are,” Rivers said. Rivers refused to accept that his team could not compete with powerhouses such as Chicago or Miami. “Miami and Chicago are the favorites, but I like us,” Rivers repeatedly said.
Far too often, parents and coaches push their children to throw a ball as far as they can or shoot a three pointer before teaching them the proper technique. When this happens at a young age, it ultimately makes it very hard for the athletes to reach their full potential. The mission of CoachUp is to help athletes do so by allowing them to focus on the fundamentals. Parents, young athletes and coaches in the United States would be well served to follow the example of Russia in that respect.
It’s not easy being a team player. As humans, we tend to be more concerned about what’s good for me. But a team player knows that sometimes what’s best for the team is not always going to agree with what’s good for me.
How can you help your child be a team player?
1. Teach them to spell. There is no “I” in the word team. It’s not about how many points I score, how many tackles I chalk up, how many rebounds I pull down. It’s about how the team performs.