top of page


Sponsorships
We all know running a youth sports organization costs a lot of money. Many organizations cover their costs with player fees, however,...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Budget Struggles
Some of the largest struggles with youth sports clubs is usually based around money. We don't have enough and we want to be able to...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Getting up to Speed!
It has been a while since our last post. I guess life has sent us a few different sets of challenges lately and we have been working on...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Why have organizational structure?
Many years ago I was asked to take over a PTO organization that had been running out of volunteers. They had been trying to find a new...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
Jun 30, 20253 min read


Who do we help.
The other day I was speaking to a friendon the phone. They asked me, "Who do we help with our business?" It was an interesting question...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
May 29, 20242 min read


Why we do this!
A little over a year ago my wife Karen and I were sitting in our kitchen talking about some friends we had been speaking to recently...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
May 5, 20241 min read


Why use cones?
One thing I cannot stand during a session inside a gym or on the field is having to stop a drill, or session to reorganize cones because...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
Apr 10, 20241 min read


Improving Female Athlete Confidence
I started following Shay Haddow during COVID. My oldest daughter was a junior in high school and was struggling with her confidence in...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Coaching Youth Sports? Where to start.
As a person who has coached various youth sports over the last 16 years, I realized I did not have all the answers. Ideas, objectives,...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
Apr 7, 20242 min read


One Valuable Tool to Use!
When starting a 501c3 there are lots of things that can derail your organizations development. A tool to use is the book,"Start a 501c3...
Jeff & Karen Couwenhoven
Apr 7, 20241 min read
bottom of page
