Author: Mike Steigerwald

Preparing students to play a cube game involves apportioning time to two main areas: Teaching the rules and content of the game Letting players play each other Beginners need the … Continue →

Many students do not do as well in school as they should because they lack organization. They misplace handouts and assignments. They don’t keep track of daily assignments. The same … Continue →

In the preface to his book The Last Coach: A Life of Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alan Barra writes: “Instead of grooming his players to become pros, for thirty-eight years Bryant … Continue →

This is a continuation of last month’s tip on helping players understand the difference between similar techniques, especially in a difficult section like Section E. Here are a set of … Continue →

If players find it difficult to distinguish between two techniques such as Appearance and Manner in Section C, give them a set of examples where each answer is either Appearance, … Continue →

For this Coaching Tip, you first need to read the Judges Tip for this month. To help students avoid the pitfalls inherent in the rules changes, fall back on what you … Continue →

Motivated students can utilize the vacation period to improve. This month we’ll focus on the cube games. Equations and On-Sets Borrow a game and practice rolling cubes and setting Goals. … Continue →

Motivated students can utilize the vacation period to improve. This month we’ll focus on the reading games. Presidents Read a book about the presidents. Compile or add to your notes … Continue →

Many leagues and individual schools sponsor Academic Games Camps in the summer for current players who wish to learn more or to introduce new players to the games. Such camps … Continue →