Teaching Kids to Support Teammates—Even When Competing

One of the biggest challenges in youth sports is teaching kids how to balance competition with teamwork. On one hand, kids want to stand out, earn playing time, and score points. On the other, they're part of a

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2025-09-10T18:04:57+00:00September 10, 2025|

Update on Overuse Injuries

Youth sports, and travel sports in particular, are more popular than ever. Unfortunately, along with all the positive parts of kids’ sports (there are many) is an alarming increase in injuries, especially overuse and repetitive motion types. Injuries happen

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2023-06-05T21:04:09+00:00May 2, 2023|

Saving Our Kids From The Comparison Trap

While this post is from 2018, the content is still very relevant for 2021. Our friend in the UK Gordon MacLelland shares insight on parents’ sideline behavior. His organization Working With Parents in Sport (WWPIS) is a UK based company

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2021-07-16T23:51:00+00:00July 16, 2021|
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