Monthly Archives: December 2011

Five Key Tips for Successful 2012 New Years Resolutions

As 2011 comes to an end and the new year approaches, millions of people worldwide are giving thought to what resolutions they would like to achieve in the coming year.  For many, the goals will be fairly common ones, such …

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Quick Tips for Coaches to Help the Team After a Loss

One of the most challenging duties a coach is faced with is keeping his team upbeat, positive, motivated, and optimistic after losing a game (or enduring a losing streak).  Coaching is a lot easier when the team is winning, but …

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Fans of Bad Sports Teams, There’s Always Hope!

As a sports fan, there’s nothing worse than getting ready for another long season when you already know before the season starts that your team will be in the basement – again. Some professional teams are annual losers, including the …

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Examining Sports Athletic Department Damage Control and the Real Damage it Causes

As the end of 2011 nears we have witnessed some of the worst college sports stories heard in recent years – from the Penn State and Syracuse sex scandals to the less horrific, yet still terribly unfortunate, stories that unfolded …

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How Safe is Your Child’s Sports Team from Sexual Predators & Molestors?

No child should ever have to endure through the emotional pain that the sexual victims of Jerry Sandusky or Bernie Fine went through, yet the reality is that thousands of kids in the United States each year are put into …

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