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A key difference between boys and girls in sports

One way children learn about a sport, and possibly enhance their development, is by watching professionals (or near professionals) on television (or by attending games). One reason that I developed far more in basketball than soccer, though my body type … Continue reading

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The Messy Learning Process

Coaches often strive for orderly, clean, well-structured practices. However, real learning is often messy. Learning requires mistakes. Practice cannot be perfect if there is to be learning. In Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter 5.1, I wrote about pattern recognition. A comment … Continue reading

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