The average American puts on 7-10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Let’s not be a statistic this year, let’s fight the urge to splurge in the next few weeks. I know there are tons of holiday parties with limitless buffets and desserts, but think about how you can curb the weight gain. Here are…
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend with friends, family, football on TV, and tons of calories. This year I challenge everyone to find the spirit of Thanksgiving in their everyday life. Instead of looking at what you don’t have, look at what you are fortunate to have. Here are a few suggestions. Instead…
No matter how hard you practice, how much train, or how intensely you are focusing, you are bound to make mistakes. It’s a part of life! As Albert Einstein said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” What really matters isn’t the mistake – it’s how you bounce back! In…
Dribble, pass, score. Bump, set, spike. Dribble, pass, score. Pitch, hit, catch. Throw, catch, tackle. Serve, ground stroke, volley. Tee, fairway, green. These are the basics actions for basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, football, tennis, and golf. I’m passionate about all sports, but like any category with many choices, I do have my favorites. Today I…
A great quick read for any sports enthusiast, I recently came across Kevin Christensen’s book “Bench Rules: A Guide to Success On and Off the Bench.” Get it, read it! A collegiate basketball player, Christensen outlines 10 different ways a person contributes to a team – without ever scoring a point, or even playing 1…
Shutdown, no I’m not talking about the Government shutdown! Besides there’s no place for politics in youth sports, which is why we hire unbiased professional coaches, who can give each athlete a fair shake at playing time and the optimal experience. The shutdown I wanted to talk about today is the underappreciated athlete who is…
In the past, we’ve found that there was something missing for 10 and 11 year olds. Some athletes loved baseball, but weren’t ready to cut ties with their other sports. Some athletes felt like they wanted more baseball practice, but didn’t necessarily want to commit to the Koa travel leagues. Enter: Bethesda Aces Baseball League….
Our Koa club program attended an American University field hockey game last weekend. The U12s and U14s saw the Eagles start their league play off with a huge 4-0 win against the College of Holy Cross. After the game, Koa field hockey was able play on the AU watered turf field, meet, and speak with…
Blow-out games. We’ve all been there. Sometimes on the winning side, sometimes on the losing side–but we’ve been there, so we know what it feels like. This weekend, Koa 11U West was in one of those games, fortunately for them, on the winning side. The scoreboard said 15-3, the mercy rule had kicked in, and…
I don’t know if you know this — but contrary to popular belief, umpires can not physically be in two places at once. Sometimes this amounts to a bad call, a missed out, or a “lucky break.” This fall, during the tail end of a double-header against the Koa 11U East team, the opposing team…
