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Doug DeVries has been working in youth basketball for over 25 years. He has a passion to see sports in balance in life, for kids to thrive in sports, and for parents to enjoy the entire process.
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Inspiration from Jonas Hayes

…you make a decision now that you think you’ll be able to live with 10 years down the line.
Father of Jonah Hayes

How did Jonas Hayes end up at the Xavier basketball coach? Check out the story… Continue reading “Inspiration from Jonas Hayes”

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Mixed up Perspective

Just read a short (3 minute) article from The Virginian Pilot and its worth a quick read. The idea that a player – after having rec’d a free education through a scholarship – would say: “The guys who don’t go on to the NBA, once they leave college, they look back and say, ‘Wow, I was exploited — and I have nothing to show for it.” … is a great example of the dangerous attitude of ungratefulness.

“The guys who don’t go on to the NBA, once they leave college, they look back and say, ‘Wow, I was exploited — and I have nothing to show for it.”

We’ve written about gratefulness on TourneyBuddy.

We all tend to think we are experiencing a tougher road in life than others. Whether it is a sibling that seems to have had an easier upbringing, other coaches that always get the calls or another kid that is getting all the game time. We all feel like we are running into a headwind and the deck is stacked against our success sometimes. As coaches and parents it is critical for us not to feed this resentment within our aspiring athletes.

Good coaches find ways to encourage gratitude within the team.

Gratitude is good for us and research has shown that those people that notice the tailwind in their life are more satisfied, sleep better and see the doctor less. Maybe thanking mom after the big game isn’t a cliche but an important step that recognizes the gift that even playing the game is, no matter the role.

So rather than seeing the obstacles and complaining about the referees, the other team, or a lack of playing time encourage your athlete to notice the tailwind in their life. It might just add to their enjoyment of the process and the success of your team.

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TourneyBuddy Competitors

It’s no surprise that there are a number of competitors to TourneyBuddy. And most of them are larger companies with more customers. But if you are like me trying to select an app or software to run your Tournament, Team, or League can be overwhelming. Every company claims their app will “solve all your problems!”

But spend 30 seconds at bluestarsports.com and you’ll see amazing tools, but I suspect be 100% overwhelmed with the options. You don’t have time to invest in learning something new. You just want it to work.

So here is an overview of your best options. And of course, where TourneyBuddy fits in.

BlueStarSports

“Can’t live without” Feature: The “Krossover” provides advanced film management.

“What bugs me”: So many options to choose from and appears to be enterprise level so not appropriate for my Team or Club.

ScorebookLive

“Can’t live without” Feature: Live scoring is so simple with this app.

“What bugs me”: It can be confusing to claim a team and get started.

TourneyMachine

“Can’t live without” Feature: App is excellent and tournament tracking very easy to use.

“What bugs me”: Not everybody is using it because of the costs involved.

SportsEngine

“Can’t live without” Feature: Integration of website, registration, and team management in one tool.

“What bugs me”: Request a Quote makes me automatically assume it will be expensive. And probably too big for my Team.

ExposureEvents

“Can’t live without” Feature: The individual event listings are well designed, easy to read, and full of the right information.

“What bugs me”: Pricing model results in wasted costs. And processing online payments gets complicated.

TourneyBuddy

“Can’t live without” Feature: Team Roster & Scheduling is EASY and FREE!

“What bugs me”: Since we are just rolling out most features, occasional actual app bugs happen.

I’d love your feedback if you are a current user of one of these products. What do you love and what bugs you?

 

 

 

 

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Skating Towards The Next Chapter

Jonathan Mosenson, from Bethpage, New York has played AAU inline hockey since 2003 competing in the World Roller Games in China next week, his last tournament as an athlete with Team USA

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Why use TourneyBuddy in 2018

If I tell you what TourneyBuddy can do. And I can tell you how you can use it…. I’ve not explained the WHY.  The WHY of TourneyBuddy parallels the reasons you are a coach or the reasons your children are involved in youth basketball.

Why are you a coach? 

  • You love basketball
  • You want to help kids
  • You want to challenge players to be their best
  • … or you <enter your why here>

So WHY use TourneyBuddy?

  • It will save you time so you can focus on coaching
  • It will improve communication with families and players

What > How > WHY by Simon Sinek

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John Wooden – Be-more-concerned-with-your-character

 “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

Explore http://courses.successacademy.com/wooden/ for more information and inspiration from John Wooden.

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How to Promote your Tournament on TourneyBuddy

If you are looking to attract more teams to your tournaments, check out the additional promotion you can do with TourneyBuddy. We allow tournament organizers and directors to post their basketball tournaments to Tourney.Life for free. Check how easy it is to get an extra attention to your tournament.

Step 1 – Register & Login
If you haven’t already Registered with TourneyBuddy, you can Register via Facebook or with your email. That’s it.

Step 2 – Add Your Tournament
Once logged in, visit http://blog.tourney.life/add-tournament and complete the required fields. You can add logo, description, links to your primary website, age groups, registration PDFs, and more.

Step 3 – View Your New Tournament!
That’s it. Each tournament has its own URL for you to invite people. See http://blog.tourney.life/2018-presidents-day as an example. Each Tournament Listing has easy links to share throughout social media.

Simplifying the Youth Basketball experience.