The Sports Catalyst

🏫Before You Teach, Let the Moment Settle

The game ends, the handshake line breaks apart, and your athlete walks toward the car carrying more than her equipment.

7 hrs ago • The Sports Catalyst

September 2026

👀When Every Miss Comes With an Excuse

A player walks back from the plate after a strikeout and starts explaining before anyone asks.

Sep 28 • The Sports Catalyst

🎬Reset

The third strike lands, and the hitter knows it before the umpire finishes the call.

Sep 21 • The Sports Catalyst

✔️Before You Review the Game, Ask One Question

The game may have ended ten minutes ago, but it is still playing in the car.

Sep 14 • The Sports Catalyst

📢Your Athlete Doesn’t Need to Be Loud. Her Energy Still Has a Job.

A better way to teach game-day energy when a long doubleheader leaves the dugout flat

Sep 7 • The Sports Catalyst

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August 2026

🧭Lead Before You Are Chosen

A captain’s title can matter without becoming permission for everyone else to wait.

Aug 31 • The Sports Catalyst

🪑How to Lead When You Are Not Starting

Not starting can hurt without becoming the end of an athlete's usefulness to the team.

Aug 24 • The Sports Catalyst

The Ten Seconds After a Teammate Makes a Mistake

The first response after an error can tell an athlete whether she still belongs in the next play.

Aug 17 • The Sports Catalyst

🎬Be the Teammate You Want to Play With

Better team culture begins when one athlete stops waiting for everyone else to change.

Aug 10 • The Sports Catalyst

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⚡Speed Starts With Relaxation

Watch a group of young athletes run a sprint, steal a base, chase down a ball, or attack the open floor, and you will usually see two very different…

Aug 3 • The Sports Catalyst

July 2026

⛈️The Best Can Still Have Bad Days

Consistency does not mean eliminating bad performances.

Jul 27 • The Sports Catalyst

🪑The Courage to Sit Farther Away

Watch the stands after a young athlete makes a mistake.

Jul 20 • The Sports Catalyst