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Is there truth to what coach Bill Courtney says to his players in the Oscar-winning documentary, Undefeated, “The measure of a man’s character is not determined by how he handles his wins, but how he handles his failures.”  In an insightful article, on Positve Coaching Alliance, Jack Bowen, shares the merits of losses and wins.

Laura Dasi dreamt of being a professional ballerina in New York City, when she was a child of 3. For seven years, she lived this dream life. In 2002, she returned to her native California and became a yoga teacher as a newly single mom. But the performing arts continued to beckon her. Laura in her performing arts journey found her way to aerial arts and in 2009 was a contestant on America's Got Talent.

JustBats.com shares their review of the 6 best 2018 wood bats.  Data was gathered from customer feedback, players' reviews and input from coaches.

“The biggest reward that I’ve received in my life is that after running Future Stars for 36 years is that, I’ve come into the second generation of campers. Parents that attended are now sending their kids to the camp because they love Future Stars and they fondly remember their experiences.”—Charlie VanDercook

As with most everything that we wish to achieve, the magic formula almost always calls for time, patience, and practice.  To be comfortable in the saddle you will have to practice and spend time in the saddle to master your skill.

Cheer Daily shares 20 ways to be an Allstar cheerleader.  We are sharing a few ways that you can be the best cheerleader you can be, on and off the court.

Meet Mike Davis, Director at the Basketball Camp, Purchase College.  Mike is also the Head Varsity Basketball Coach and Head of Upper School Physical Education at the Chapin School.

On March 9, 2018, US Lacrosse shared a NFHS memo clarifying the Warding Off rule. US Lacrosse supports this rule clarification and will adopt the clarification for the 2018 US Lacrosse Boys’ Youth Rules.

Wikepedia shares, "Memory is the faculty of the mind by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. Memory is vital to experiences and related to limbic systems, it is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action.[1] If we could not remember past events, we could not learn or develop language, relationships, nor personal identity (Eysenck, 2012)."