Here are some important resources for you to have a developmentally appropriate youth program or developmentally appropriate team program. I will continue to update this section in an effort to help coaches with valuable resources.These resources include developmental milestones of children and teenages (cognitive, physical, psychological) as well as important information to improve your coaching as well as improve your program or team. _____________________________________________________________________________ DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES (Physical, Cognitive, Emotional, Psychological) _____________________________________________________________________________ Childhood Ages Six through Twelve http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/pdfs/fcs465.pdf Development During the School-Age Years of 6 Through 11. Univeristy of Missouri Extension http://extension.missouri.edu/p/GH6235 Inside the Teenage Brain (Frontline) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/ Adolescent Development http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-850/350-850.html Adolescent Growth & Development http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-850/350-850_pdf.pdf Adolescent Dression http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-851/350-851_pdf.pdf Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing the Pyscho-Socal Factors http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/user_files/files/CAAWS%20CS4L%20Engaging%20Women(1).pdf _____________________________________________________________________________ DEVELOPMENTAL BOWLING DRILLS to IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL GAME _____________________________________________________________________________ http://bowlingknowledge.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=16&Itemid=50 _____________________________________________________________________________ BOWLING RELATED RESOURCES _____________________________________________________________________________ Building a competitive team: Three domains that can improve your team’s performance http://bowlingknowledge.info/images/stories/feb_2012_btm.pdf Evaluating Youth Players for Success at the College Level: What You Can Do to Measure Preparedness http://bowlingknowledge.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=242&Itemid=34 Longterm Athletic Development Model http://bowlingknowledge.info/images/stories/slowinskimar11.pdf Beyond Skill: What It Takes To Build a Team http://bowlingknowledge.info/images/stories/slowinskidec09.pdf _____________________________________________________________________________ IMPROVING YOUR COACHING _____________________________________________________________________________ The Female Athlete Perspective: A Guide for Coaches/Parents/Administrators http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Female%20Athlete%20Perspective.pdf How Coaches Can Talk to Their Female Athletes About Weight Control and Nutrition http://assets.teamusa.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/33293/How_Coaches_can_talk_to_their_Female_Athletes.pdf GROW Model to Motivate Athletes http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GXnaimKBqTA#! No Accidential Champions: Lomg-Term Athletic Development for Athletes with a Disability http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/No%20Accidental%20Champions.pdf Training Athleties with Disabilities http://canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/Training%20Athletes%20with%20a%20Physical%20Disability.pdf Winning Ways to Talk with Young Children http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-721/350-721.html Developing Responsibility And Self Management In Young Children: Goals Of Positive Behavior Management http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-052/350-052_pdf.pdf
Specifical Considerations for the Elite Youth, High School & College Bowler http://bowlingknowledge.info/images/stories/slowinskimay_08.pdf Positive Coaching Alliance Tools for Coaching http://www.positivecoach.org/our-tools/tools-for-coaches/ United States Olympic Council (2006 Fall). http://assets.usoc.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/5991/Fall_2006_Olympic_Coach.pdf Youth athletes repond to the following: -Why I Play Sports -What I Like About My Sport -What My Coach Does that I Don't Like Lauer, L. Eliminating the “Going Through the Motions” Syndrome: Consistent Practice Intensity http://www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/articles/lauerpracticeintensity.pdf Institute for the study of Youth Sports, Michigan state University USOC (2001, December) The Development of Psychological Talent in US Olympic Champions http://www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/articles/USOCTalentDevelopment.pdf Hedstrom, R. & Gould, D. (2004). Research in Youth Sports: Critical Issues Status. Institute for the Study of Youth Sports http://www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/articles/NFLCharitiesCoachingLifeSkills.pdf - Youth Sport Coaching: Development, Approaches, and Educational Needs - Youth Sports: Involvement, Participation, and Dropout - Role of Parents in Youth Sports - Youth Sports: Talent Development and Sports Specialization - The Benefits of Youth Sport Participation Coaching in the Last Ten Minutes: Ten Things to Remember http://assets.teamusa.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/33292/Coaching_in_the_Last_Few.pdf _____________________________________________________________________________ LONGTERM DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH _____________________________________________________________________________ Balyi, I & Way, R. The Role of Monitoring Growth in Long-Term Athlete Development. Candian Sport for Life http://canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Role%20of%20Monitoring%20Growth%20in%20LTAD.pdf Tables for Plotting Growth http://canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/Mon%20Growth%20Appendix%204.pdf 10 Stages of Longterm Athletic Development http://canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/CS4L%20Summary.pdf _____________________________________________________________________________ MENTAL GAME RESOURCES _____________________________________________________________________________ Cohn, P (2008). 10 'Costly' Mental Game Mistakes Athletes Make Before Competition http://www.peaksports.com/top_pregame_mistakes.pdf USOC Sport Psychology’s "TOP TEN" Guiding Principles for Mental Training http://assets.teamusa.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/33300/USOC_Sport_Psych_Top_Ten.pdf_____________________________________________________________________________ IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS with PARENTS/SETTING EXPECTATIONS with PARENTS _____________________________________________________________________________ USA Tennis. Parent Behavior Checklist http://www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/parents/USTA_parent_checklist.pdf Lauer, L. Making Parents a Part of Your Team. Institute for the study of Youth Sports, Michigan state University http://www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/news/11182010_ASEP_webinar.htm Maximizing the Sport Experience of Your Child http://canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/Maximizing%20the%20Sport%20Experience%20for%20our%20Children.pdf How to Become a Winning Parent http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=2208&itemid=4006&mid=11878 Longterm Athletic Development for Parents http://canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/CAC%20LTAD%20for%20Parents.pdf Longterm Athletic Development Briefing for Parents http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/Information%20for%20Parents.pdf Sport for Life: A Parent's Guide http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/sites/default/files/resources/A%20Sport%20Parent%27s%20Guide.pdf |