4 Must-Know Guidelines For Purchasing A Proper Braces Mouthguard
Fitting an athlete for a mouthguard is one thing, but when your players have braces, it makes your job that much more difficult. Do you need a different type of mouthguard entirely for players with braces? What happens when their teeth move and the guard no longer fits? Are all braces mouthguards the same? Braces […]
3 Reasons To Be Thankful For Custom Mouthguards This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the time of year where we remember what we’re thankful for. It’s also the time of year to eat too much, watch a day full of football and try to avoid awkward conversations with distant family members. But, really, it’s all about giving thanks. With that in mind, and with the fall sports […]
Installing Your System: How Do You Get Athletes To Buy-In?
Aside from developing players, one of the tougher assignments coaches face is building their system and fostering it year after year. In order to truly install a system and run it effectively, you must have complete buy-in from your players. Without buy-in from your entire team, there are going to be problems. Ever wonder why […]
It’s Not Just A Clever Name: Mouthguards Guard Mouths
In nearly every sports league across the United States — from pee wee football to high school lacrosse to junior hockey — mouthguards are becoming a mandatory piece of athletic equipment. Yet many athletes at all levels don’t know why they are required to wear them and some even choose to forgo a mouthguard entirely. […]
5 Lessons Halloween Teaches Us About Sports
With Halloween just a day away, and all of your trick-or-treating plans wrapped up and ready to go, let’s take a look at five lessons Halloween teaches us about sports: 1. Fuel Up At some point in your childhood, you likely made the awful mistake of eating all of your Halloween candy in one sitting or […]
How Soon Is Too Soon: When Should You Play Your Rookies?
Each year, coaches at every level of every sport across the country are faced with the exact same question: When do I play my rookies? Whether the players are highly-touted prospects along the lines of Patrik Stefan — no. 1 pick in the 1999 NHL Draft — or draft afterthoughts like Martin St. Louis — […]
