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Message: [QUOTE="DPCuse, post: 880143, member: 1309"] I coach hockey here in CNY for my kids. And at the 8U level, I can tell you that I was able to get so much more out of the kids by praising the ones who were working and trying hard than by yelling at the ones who weren't. All kids want praise so when they see their teammates getting built up for working hard, they will respond in order to get theirs. Not every time but more often. And it helps you as a coach focus on the positives instead of dealing with the negatives all practice and game. It was a real eye opener for me because I've done my share of yelling in the past. [/QUOTE]