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What parents need to know about keeping children from quitting youth sports
Recently, I read an article written by Asia Mape for the website I Love to Watch you Play entitled “My Daughter Quit Sports and, This Is...
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Jan 84 min read
Josh Allen's Advice to Youth Sports Parents
I recently came across an article entitled “Josh Allen Takeaways for Youth Sports Parents: From No College Offers to NFL MVP Candidate”...
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Dec 24, 20243 min read
The Love of High School Sports
Recently I read an article entitled “Why I Love High School Sports” by John O’Sullivan the Founder and CEO of Changing the Game Project...
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Dec 11, 20244 min read
Silent Sunday Soccer Game
In scanning my emails from The National Alliance for Youth Sports I came across the following article “Kentucky kids soccer league hosts...
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Nov 27, 20244 min read
The Car Ride to and From Games
So, recently my brother sent me a Reel from Malcolm “Duke” Baxter who is a “motivator, speaker, clinician” who helps baseball and...
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Nov 13, 20245 min read
Recruiting Youth Sports Coaches
Over the past few years, I’ve been writing about how youth sports leagues need to help their coaches become better coaches by ensuring...
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Oct 30, 20245 min read
The "Criticism Sandwich"
I recently came across an article entitled “Criticism Sandwich is off the Menu” written by Suzanne Silett, Vice President, Education and...
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Oct 16, 20245 min read
When Youth Cause the Violence during a Youth Sporting Event
I usually write about how adults act when it comes to youth sports; however, I recently came across an article entitled “13-year-old”...
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Oct 2, 20244 min read
How Playing Youth Sports Helps the Mental Health of Adults
In January of this year, I wrote a blog about the positive mental health aspects of youth sports on our youth. While recently going...
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Sep 18, 20245 min read
The Start of the School Year
School is starting all over the country and thoughts have turned or will be turning to sending our children back to school and everything...
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Aug 21, 20244 min read
Out of Control Coaches
Another day, another story about a youth sports coach/administrator going crazy on a young child for no reason at all and probably...
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Jul 25, 20244 min read
Embezzlement of Youth Sports Funds
I recently received an email from one of the many organizations that I belong to with an article entitled “Thousands of dollars...
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Jul 3, 20245 min read
And Another One Bites the Dust....
This is a quick follow up to my post from last week about High School coaches resigning in droves. My friend sent me an article about...
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Jun 19, 20243 min read
Why are High School Coaches Resigning in Droves?
A few days ago, a friend of mine sent me an article about a high school softball coach in Virginia who resigned as coach because the...
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Jun 12, 20245 min read
Background Checks for Volunteer Coaches
While thinking about this week’s blog post I was thinking about writing a follow up to my last week’s article about being flappable vs...
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May 29, 20244 min read
Flappable vs Unflappable
Over the past few weeks, I watched with amazement has Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda won major golf tournaments on the PGA and LPGA...
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May 15, 20246 min read
Giving Back to the Less Fortunate
I recently read an article on NorthJersey.com about a young man who is the founder of an organization called “Give and Go Lax.” This...
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May 1, 20244 min read
How Young Athletes and Parents view Winning vs. Fulfillment
Recently, I read a blog by John O’Sullivan that was published in “Coaching, Parenting” called “Winning vs Fulfillment: How Society...
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Apr 17, 20244 min read
The Opening of Spring Sports Season
Spring youth sports season is upon us, and I thought it would make sense to discuss some goals for our young athletes to ensure that they...
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Apr 3, 20244 min read
Confessions of a 12 Year Old Little Leaguer (And they aren't mine...LOLOL)
Two weeks ago, I was reading an article in NJ.com about a small Charter School that was crushing their opponents on their way to a State...
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Mar 26, 20244 min read
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