One of the most common misconceptions amongst parents in the sports world is more playing equals more improvement. Although this may sound good in theory, the
Lost a few games? Lost ALL of your games? Wish you had a couple of ‘gun’ players on your team? Even just one player who could
If you are dialed in to the American soccer scene in even the slightest way, you have heard all of the craze over 18-year old
It’s unfortunate that the youth coach position is seen as one that is less worthy than a high school or college coach, when the reality
On more than one occasion, I wished I could read the minds of my kids as they played sports. It would explain a lot—their actions,
Every time you take your children to the field or court, they take with them pieces of equipment necessary to play the game. I think it’s just
Being a parent of a youth sports athlete could almost be considered a sport of its own. Between running back and forth to various practices, games,
It was only his first year coaching his son’s tee-ball team, and this dad was already at the end of his rope. He was frustrated
Across the country, there are thousands of opportunities for kids of all ages to participate in competitive sports, ranging from city recreation programs, all the
Your son’s baseball outcome has everything to do with his self-motivation If you could see 5, 10, even 20 years into the future at what
Because youth sports are so full of emotion and excitement for sports parents and athletes, it is not unusual for gross exaggerations to occur. When
Seasons often begin with high expectations for both parents and players. It’s a fresh start and hope is high as everyone anticipates a chance to
