Read this great advice for coaches of youth athletes!

Virginia Independent School Athletic Association

Dear Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Coach, Cultivating Team Leaders You will want to identify players who are leaders and others you can help develop into leaders. Youth have a way of communicating with each other that adults just cannot replicate, so it is often useful to let players lead in team meetings, practices, games and social situations. It will help all your players to hear voices of leadership other than yours. Having athletes on your team who are leaders will improve your team's results. Plus, an important part of your role as a Double-Goal Coach® is to help youth become leaders who can lead beyond sports.

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