Why Everyone Deserves a Trophy
At the end of my boys’ basketball and baseball seasons and after winning tournaments, there’s always the same ritual: each player is handed a trophy, parents snap a team photo…
How Much is Too Much?
If one were to do research on what happens in a typical household during the school year from 7 am thru 5 pm, a common theme would probably apply. The…
A Dad’s Role In Youth Sports
My husband and I have encouraged our kids to try as many activities as they want. Some of them, they have loved. Some of them, they’ve hated. But my husband…
Youth Sports Perspectives
I used to be a writer. Roughly nineteen years ago, I wrote for a local suburban journal type paper. I started writing for this paper in 1994 during my senior…