Category: Coaches Tip

Some students are afraid to compete because they fear defeat. Perhaps they have had a bad experience earlier in their lives in Academic Games or in another situation. Some students … Continue →

Show your excitement and love of the games to your students. Try to improve their skills, while at the same time learning from them to help your coaching ability. Ask … Continue →

When preparing for Presidents competition, divide the presidents in the range for the tournament among your players. Have each player gather information about the president(s) assigned to him or her. … Continue →

Many teams set goals for what they want to do at the national tournament. It’s not too early to start now in getting your players focused on what their goals … Continue →

Some students get involved in tons of activities in school. It is hard to have to quit one for the other, but good players may be stressed out by having … Continue →

With the opening of school, it is time to take steps to invite back returning players and recruit newcomers. Here are some ways this can be done. Shortly before school … Continue →

It may sound ridiculous, but worksheets and reading materials done over the summer and in between local and national competition give willing students an edge over those who compete but … Continue →

Now that Nationals is over, it’s a good time to have students reflect on what they’ve learned and how far they’ve come in their learning this year. Sometimes, students are … Continue →

Improvement in anything comes from practice and participation. Players who show up consistently get better, and those who don’t attend practices don’t get better. A good student who does not … Continue →

In Equations, have players practice trying to win shakes and make good Solutions when one opponent sets the Goal in every shake (maybe three consecutive Goals). This helps players get … Continue →