tryouts

Tryout & evaluation season is upon us! 

It’s a weird time. 

😳 It’s a stressful time. 

🙃 It’s an important time. 

🏒 (Trust us, we know) 

The gang shares as many tips and tricks on how to navigate this time of year as calmly as possible in this week’s episode.

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With every new youth sports season comes player evaluations and tryouts; two subjects that might cause you a little stress, panic, or even frustration. Our conversation with Andie Ostrowski of TeamGenius will alleviate some of those negative feelings surrounding tryouts and player evaluation by highlighting the best practices, technology, and support that is out there to help you.

Tune in to learn best practices, tips, and where to find free resources for your organization to improve tryouts and player evaluations, we also chat through what access to data means for youth athletes and what role it should play in youth sports.

(3:55) Data and youth sports - when and how do they mix?
(10:42) What is TeamGenius?
(14:20) Tips for admins running tryouts and player evaluations
(19:25) Free resources for coaches and admins to help run better tryouts or player evaluations
(25:45) Importance of sports in Andie's life and how the growth of women's sports has impacted her
(28:15) This or That Gauntlet time - Home Alone or Mrs. Doubtfire ... Christmas or Thanksgiving... Should hockey should be played indoors or outdoors... find out now!

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That’s a wrap on our South River Fall sports… but no fear Seahawk Nation, join #HawkTalk host Tom Frank as he is recaps the Fall and soars ahead with a preview of the Winter with returning guest and South River Athletic Director David Klingel. We'll talk Wresting, Indoor Track, Swimming, Basketball and more. 

 Hawk Talk is hosted by Tom Frank and recorded each week at Chad's BBQ in Edgewater, MD. Let’s Go Seahawks! #WeareSR

The crew talks this week about bad weather, the first couple of games, best biz deals, upcoming games that will give a ton of clarity, and of course food and god knows what else!  

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is thrilled to welcome Rich Harrigan and Lybrant “LB” Robinson to discuss how to discover and live your professional dreams. Rich and LB are business partners, fraternity brothers, and best friends who just launched a professional women's football franchise, Tri-State Warriors, based in New Brunswick, NJ. These entrepreneurs and football coaches are changing lives and improving communities through living their dreams. Enjoy Part 1, and don't miss Part 2 when we discuss the emergence of professional women's football and their vision for the Tri-State Warriors (Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Better.) www.tristatewarriors.com

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is excited to present part 2 of our conversation with Richard Harrigan and Lybrant "LB" Robinson, co-owners of the Tri-State Warriors football franchise. We will learn more about the league, the Women's Football Alliance, what inspired Rich and Lybrant to launch a new football franchise, and how their professional skill sets help them be good coaches. We hope you enjoy Part 2. www.tristatewarriors.com

In this episode, we discuss how to prepare for a travel team tryout, what to expect, tryout "Do's" and "Don'ts" for players and parents, things that parents should be looking out for at a tryout, and what to do in the worst case scenario--if your child doesn't make the team or is cut from a team.

We are joined by return guest host, Dr. Trevor Grice. Trevor is going into his 7th year as a travel baseball coach/co-coach and is also president of a large, elite travel baseball/softball organization--the Saginaw Bay Youth Athletic Organization, which is comprised of Saginaw Bay Riverdawgs and Michigan Select. Trevor is also a licensed psychologist.

Make sure to listen to the end where Trevor adds a few thoughts and questions regarding cost & fee considerations.

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