Keri Casas

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Name: Keri Casas
Date registered: January 29, 2013

Latest posts

Virtual Training is Here!! — March 23, 2020
Believe In Yourself — November 7, 2019
YOUR Words, YOUR Choices, YOUR Actions, YOUR Consequences — October 31, 2019
The Green Monster — October 24, 2019
The Unsure Athlete — October 17, 2019

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Apr
10

How To Motivate Your Daughter to Practice

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by Keri Casas

You pay money for lessons, you travel to all her practices and games, you pay for her to be on the team, but she won’t practice. You put in all the time and effort you can, because she says she loves the game and wants to play, but won’t put in the work to …

Tags: daughter practice, female athlete, female athlete practice, motivate athlete, motivate daughter, motivation, practice, sport

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Nov
01

How to be a Parent and a Coach

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Coaching

by Keri Casas

One of the most difficult tasks a parent can face is being their daughter’s coach. Although it may seem like the perfect way to bond and build a strong relationship with your daughter, it can lead you into turmoil. Don’t get me wrong, I believe it’s great for parents to volunteer their time for their …

Tags: coach, coach's daughter, coaching, coaching your daughter, equal coaching, how to coach your daughter, parent, parent coaching, parenting, sport

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Oct
05

HOW TO TRAIN IN THE OFF SEASON

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by Keri Casas

How to Train in the Off Season The off-season is extremely important for the development of female athletes. Many parents allow their athletes to take a break from training when their season is over and this could hurt them in the long run. When athletes are in season, their main focus is on practice, tournaments, …

Tags: athletic training, how to train in the off season, instruction, lessons, mental preparation, off season, physically training, preparing for games, training

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Sep
28

How to Create a Strong Presence, Even if Your Team is the Bad News Bears

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Coaching

by Keri Casas

Just because your team has a record of 0-14 doesn’t mean every other team has to think of you as the bad news bears. You may not be coaching the best team around, but you can help them create an intimidating presence in their practice, pre-game warm-ups, between games, and on the field. After …

Tags: attitude, bad teams, coaching, creating presence, determination, help coaching, how to be aggressive, how to look aggressive, how to look good, how to portray confidence, softball

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Sep
22

How to Teach Focus at a Young Age

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Coaching

by Keri Casas

Many coaches tend to start seeing their first gray hairs while trying to maintain focus throughout practice or a game with female athletes. As an adult, we sometimes forget how difficult it is for a young female athlete to stay focused for a 2 hour practice, listen to a 10 minute lecture, or even …

Tags: attention spans, coaching, coaching female athletes, coaching young athletes, female athlete, focus, softball, teaching focus, young athletes

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Sep
02

HOW TO SEPARATE SPORT AND FAMILY

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by Keri Casas

How to Separate Sport and Family This may not be something every parent thinks about, but it is completely necessary to understand why and how a separate relationship for sports and home life is important to every female athlete. Why Separate Sport and Family? As a parent, you want to be involved in …

Tags: coaching your child, coaching your daughter, communication, parent coaching, separating sport and family, sport and family

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Aug
19

After Game Talk

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Coaching

by Keri Casas

How to Give the “After Game Talk” After years and years of witnessing, being apart of, and giving the “After Game Talk,” it is evident that it plays a HUGE role in team communication, confidence, and attitude. Many coaches fail to really understand the importance of this talk as they simply want to get their …

Tags: after game talk, communication, communication with athletes, how to talk to female athletes, post-game talk

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Jun
22

How to Coach the Natural Athlete

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Coaching

by Keri Casas

How to Coach the Natural Athlete The Natural Athlete is one that conquers most skills with ease. They are able to perform actions more easily and quickly than some of their peers. Even though we want female athletes to be mechanically sound, the natural athlete is able to “get the job done” her own …

Tags: coaching good players, coaching natural athletes, good athlete, how to coach good athletes, natural athlete

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Jun
17

How to Coach the Bratty Athlete

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Coaching

by Keri Casas

How to Coach the Bratty Athlete If you have never had an athlete on your team with attitude, you are one lucky coach. The truth is though, every team has the bratty athlete; the girl with attitude, negative leadership, and lack of respect. Now, it’s not necessarily your job to understand where the attitude …

Tags: attitudes, bad attitudes, bratty athletes, leadership, negative athletes, negative attitudes, negative leadership, positive leadership, stubborn athletes

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Jun
06

How to Coach the Scholar Athlete

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Coaching

by Keri Casas

How to Coach the Scholar Athlete A scholar athlete is one that is very bright and excels in the classroom; seemingly a better student than athlete. Many coaches struggle with the scholar athlete simply because they do not understand them. They do not understand how they think and how they relay instruction to action. …

Tags: academics, intelligence, intelligent athletes, mechanical thinking, overthinking, scholar athletes, smart, smart athletes

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