Ed Costley

Indiana has seen a 39% decline in girls basketball participation since 1999-2000. Why? It's complicated. I spoke with a few coaches and players during state finals week. Here's what they said: indystar.com/story/sports/h…

Three Important Lessons on THE NEED FOR AFFIRMATION: 1.) People outsource their emotional regulation to sources that were never reliable to begin with. 2.) Even if the thing happens (the praise, the approval, the recognition) the relief will be temporary, because the need would still be there, requiring the next thing to satisfy it. 3.) The phrase "if you need something from someone else" doesn't say you’re wrong to have needs. It says you've placed the switch for your okayness in someone else's hands.

😂He not lying the excuses some leave on school vmail for why their kid not at school be wild too!

@traviskriens 😀 they think they’re really changing refs minds. I try to avoid sitting by some of our parents!

ATTENTION STATE BASKETBALL PARENTS There just can not be a foul called on every possession. There just can't be. If there was, we'd be here until Tuesday. You also don't need to give your opinion on every whistle. You embarrass yourself and your school. #sdpreps

@ProtestRadio @Timodc 😂😂

@Timodc Departheid

White South African "refugees" have buyers remorse and are returning home because cost of living is too high and shit is too crazy in Trump's America. reuters.com/world/us/trump…

Lexi and Mya (The Miller Sisters, who aren’t really sisters) just wrapped up their 4th AMC Tournament title, in addition to 3 AMC Regular season titles. 12-0 in AMC Tournament play. 73-7 in AMC Regular season 111-15 overall.

Steve Nash didn’t just lead in assists. He led the NBA in high-fives, fist bumps, and pats on the back. And a UC Berkeley study found that teams who showed more physical enthusiasm… won more. Energy is contagious. Encouragement matters.

My first time to coach on Gary Filbert Court and it’s nothing but a privilege!

Rick Pitino believes 'too involved' parents are problem for young American basketball players trib.al/wvT5sRz

Our country is going to pay a heavy price for the over-emphasis on sports we have placed on children. The mental health dangers of sports is piling up (esp. travel sports). The negative consequences often don’t show until the 20s, by then it’s assumed to be about something else.

Loyal assistant coaches matter more than most people realize. They support the vision. They protect the culture. They tell you the truth. Great programs aren’t built by one coach. They’re built by a loyal staff that pulls in the same direction.

And just like that, presidents don’t have anything to do with gas prices again.

College basketball team goes nuts after successfully teaching their freshman teammate how to ride a bike. The Fort Scott Community College team in Kansas was seen cheering on Taylor Frost as he successfully rode the bike. Head basketball coach Matt Glover organized the event for a team bonding activity. “He provided the bike and helmet for Taylor and his teammates were able to teach Taylor something I was unsuccessful in doing,” Frost’s mother said. Wholesome.

BUY IN signs: 🏀Eye contact 🏀Good body language 🏀Talking in practice 🏀Echoing instructions 🏀Quick to praise 🏀Enjoying the process 🏀Coachable 🏀Helping up teammates 🏀First to everything 🏀Last to leave

@CwellRay Love this Coach!!

The extraordinary energy you put into criticizing your child’s hs coach: Put into making sure your undersized child can shoot🤷🏾‍♂️ Use that passion to rebound those bricks‼️ Make them watch hoop, increasing IQ‼️ Ensure they can use their broke-a** weak hand‼️ Raising victims 👎

@ModestTeacher Agree! Seem to always be ok with signing up for public education summer school for the fun enrichment and to be with his friends.

I get really tired of the subtle disdain that homeschool parents have for public school families. My kids go to public school and WE have simultaneously raised them into terrific kids and young adults. Homeschool your kids, I don’t care, but it doesn’t make you better than me

The unofficial Olympic sport of Wisconsin just dropped and it’s electric.

A sports specialization study at UCLA found that 88% of NCAA Division I athletes played an average of two to three sports growing up. I spoke with a Sioux Falls athlete and trainer who have seen the direct impacts of the multi-sport experience.

Norway consistently wins the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games, with a population of just 5.6 million people. A big part of their success is how they treat youth sports—and it’s the opposite of what we do in the US. Here’s what we can learn from Norway: 1. Scorekeeping: In the US: Youth sports tend to be hyper competitive even at early ages. Leagues almost always keep score. In Norway: Scorekeeping isn’t even allowed until age 13. Removing winners and losers keeps the focus on the process not outcomes. It keeps kids engaged longer because it minimizes pressure (and tears) and maximizes fun, learning, and growth. The goal isn’t to win a third grade championship. It’s to love sport and keep playing. 2. Trophies: In the US: If you give everyone a trophy, you’re creating snowflakes who will never gain a competitive edge. In Norway: Whenever trophies are awarded, they are handed out to everyone. If getting a trophy makes young kids feel good, we should give them trophies. Maybe they’ll come back and play again next year!! As for the creation of snowflakes with no competitive edge—Norway’s athletes are tough as nails and all they do is win. 3. Prioritizing Fun: In the US: Far too often, the goal is to win. In Norway: The national philosophy is “joy of sport.” Youth sports in the US are driven by adults, ego, and money. Youth sports in Norway are driven by fun. Only half of kids in the US participate in sports. The number one reason they drop out: because they aren’t having fun anymore. In Norway, 93% of kids participate in youth sports. Fun is the foremost goal. 4. Playing Multiple Sports: In the US: There’s pressure to specialize early and play your best sport year round. In Norway: Try as many sports as you can before specializing as late as college. Norway encourages kids to try all types of sport. This reduces injury and burnout and increases all-around athleticism. It also helps promotes match quality, or finding the sport you are best suited for as your body develops, which is impossible if you commit to a single sport too early. 5. Affordability In the US: There is increasingly a pay-to-play model with high fees for leagues, equipment, and travel. This excludes many kids from playing. In Norway: It’s a national priority to keep youth sports affordable and therefore accessible for all. Kids aren’t priced out, which creates opportunities for everyone to participate (and develop into athletes), regardless of their parents’ income level. We could learn a lot from Norway: In the US, 70% of kids drop out of youth sports by age 13. This not only diminishes an elite-athlete pipeline, but it also destroys an opportunity for healthy habits and all the character lessons kids can learn from sport. In Norway, lifelong participation in sport is the norm. The goal isn’t to have the best 9U team. It’s to develop the best athletes. Those are two very different things. And Norway has the gold medals to prove it.