• Make your team feel like champions at the end of the season
  The end of the fall youth sports season usually comes with some elation and some relief -- and, for some, not so many wins.

• Don't leave your team in the dark this fall
  Fall is here. The leaves are beginning to turn colors, we awake to morning dew on the lawns, and some even feel the heat kick on inside their homes. We also notice more and more -- even with the extended daylight savings time -- that darkness comes earlier each night.

• Youth coaches can use pro sports to make connection
  It's an exciting time of year in sports.

• Don't forget to plan before and after practice, too
  Youth sports coaches often have brilliant practice plans, but these plans are only perfect if there are before- and after-practice plans, too.