Category: Coaches Tip

This is the first of a series of Coaching Tips pointing out important distinctions made in the new Propaganda Guide. This one deals with Degrees and Titles and Status in … Continue →

With the start of a new school year comes the start of recruiting season for all extra-curricular activities in each school. Academic Games must compete against a growing number of … Continue →

Last month, we talked about the importance of the first meeting with Academic Games recruits. Now, we continue on that theme. If possible at the first session, include something fun … Continue →

Academic Games is one of many extra-curricular activities that students may join. Recruiting is a two-stage process. You must get students to attend the first meeting. You must get them … Continue →

Mike Kryzyzewski has been a highly successful basketball coach at Duke University. Like any coach of winning teams in any sport or competition, he uses techniques that apply to any … Continue →

There are many sources for current events information. Almanacs are an excellent source of current events. Unfortunately the almanac for 2006 current events is not published until November of 2006. … Continue →

Mike Kryzyzewski has been a highly successful basketball coach at Duke University. Like any coach of winning teams in any sport or competition, he uses techniques that apply to any … Continue →

Every one of the academic games is open-ended in the sense that no one can master every fact or strategy. So even the most experienced coach must not pose as … Continue →

A new Academic Games recruit may make a hasty judgment concerning whether or not to continue with the team. Some may attend the first meeting and never return. Some are … Continue →

Any team needs rules that are uniformly enforced. In that sense, all players should be treated the same. However, any good coach establishes a unique relationship with each player. One-on-one, … Continue →