👏 James Clear Delivers Many Pearls of Wisdom

Creating Atomic Habits for Our Athletes

Whether it’s succeeding in sports or succeeding in life, building good habits has a direct coloration to positive results. Almost nothing comes by accident and it certainly doesn’t come overnight. 

New York Times best-selling author James Clear, who wrote the award-winning book Atomic Habits, recently joined the Youth Inc. flagship podcast and delivered many pearls of wisdom.

“The world is very results oriented,” said Clear. “You hear about Hamilton after it’s a Broadway hit. Nothing is ever a news story until it's an outcome. We tend to over value the outcome and under value the process."

Watch the full episode here and subscribe to our YouTube channel so you don’t miss any future episodes.

💡Academy Camps, Where Sports and Tradition Camps Collide 

A Never Before Seen Camp Experience

Four years ago, Michael Maurillo was living the corporate life, commuting into New York City from Connecticut, when he had an idea: what if you took the traditional summer camp experience and married it with a specialized sports camp? Half the time you would be training in a sport with top-notch coaches and the other have you would enjoy the typical camp experience.

That’s how Academy Camps was born and it has steadily grown in each of its four years of operation. Every summer from June to August, students choose one of eight sports – baseball, basketball, football, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis and volleyball – and sign up for any one of the six sessions. Many campers choose multiple sessions.

Academy Camps runs out of Suffield (CT) Academy and has the run of the bucolic prep school campus. Kids from rising fifth graders to rising 10th graders are split up in their respective sports by skill level rather than age or gender. Meals are together with the entire camp and there is plenty of bonding and typical camp activities like bond fires and color wars.

🤣 Charlotte Christian Mic’d Up Week 3

Hitting The Gridirons of Middle School Football

Greg Olsen is coaching the Charlotte Christian middle school football team with former Charlotte Panthers teammates Luke Kuechly and Jonathan Stewart.

Each week, Youth Inc. mics up the coaches to give you an inside look at the Knights season.

Meet Two of our Youth Inc. Ambassadors

Katelin Opitz

Katelin Opitz, a former Mountain West Conference Libero of the Year, holds the all-time digs record at Colorado State University. A former assistant coach at University of Denver, she has continued to influence the game and its players through her channels and messages to young athletes.

Read more about Katelin here

Hayes Johnson

Hayes Johnson is a former NCAA champion swimmer for the University of Texas and a U.S. National Team member who knows the grind of competing at the highest level. Today, he’s the President and co-founder of Swimmingly, a platform that’s transforming the way swim meets are run by making them easier, faster, and more accessible for families and teams.

Hayes is passionate about bringing the same values of discipline and joy he found in the pool to the next generation of swimmers.

 Read more about Hayes here

Ask The Experts: How Can Coaches Better Motivate Their Players?

Helping Our Athletes Find Motivation

J.P. Nerbun is best-selling author and leadership coach. His latest book is titled, The Coach’s Guide to Sports Parents.

In this episode of “Ask the Experts,” Nerbun offers three tips to help coaches motivate their players. 

1.    Give the players a voice.
2.    Help athletes experience progress daily.
3.    Build stronger relationships. 

Check out the full segment as well as many others from all corners of youth sports here.

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