When one thinks of running a youth sports club, setting financial goals usually isn’t top of mind. But planning for how to manage the club’s finances is crucial to running a successful program. Youth sports team have to be able … Read More
Youth Sports Club Management
Should you use Text Messages to Communicate with Parents?
Best Practices for Communicating Via Text with Parents in Youth Sports Write an email. Send it out to all parents and families. Answer questions later that were addressed in the email, making it clear no one read it. And wash-rinse-repeat … Read More
How to Supply Your Youth Sports League with Awesome Equipment On a Budget [Guest Post: Lacrosse Scoop]
Sports are an expensive hobby for everyone involved. A sports league costs families, coaches, and members of the organization who make it all possible. To have enough money to kick start the sports league is one thing, but finding a … Read More
Best Practices for Running A Youth Sports Club
In the U.S., about 37 percent of kids between the ages of 6 and 12 play an organized team sport on a regular basis. While one-in-three kids seems like a high rate, this number – published in The Aspen Institute’s … Read More
6 SEO Tips for Marketing Your Youth Sports Club Website
Learn how to make your website show up on search results It sounds simple, but to be a successful youth sports team you need athletes. If you don’t have players who want to play for your team or want to … Read More
5 Pillars of Building a Positive Youth Sports Club Culture
In June, a brawl broke out at a 12-under softball tournament in Tennessee. No, it wasn’t pre-teen girls fighting – it was their parents. As parents threw punches and tackled each other to the ground, the young athletes could be … Read More
Code of Conduct: Hate it or Love it, You Got to Have It
Whether you want to admit it or not, your youth sports club needs a Code of Conduct. While we might want to think coaches will always do what’s in the best interest of the club and its players, athletes will … Read More
5 Strategies for Reducing Youth Sports Coach Turnover
Finding coaches for youth sports teams is no easy task, but retaining them could be even more of a challenge. It takes a special person to want to dedicate their spare time to coaching youth athletes. A coach’s willingness to … Read More
At Season’s End: Evaluating Players & Coaches Is Essential [Guest Post: Pro Stock Hockey]
When is the worst time to take a golf lesson? On the second tee. (Or third, or fourth …) That maxim applies equally well and perhaps even better to hockey. Nobody wants to hear advice or coaching directives screamed at … Read More
7 Top Tips for Marketing Your Youth Sports Club
The Kevin Costner classic movie “Field of Dreams” promised, “if you build it, he will come.” While it worked out for Costner and his baseball field in the corn fields in Iowa, the same isn’t always true for youth sports … Read More