Youth Athletes
Fun Youth Soccer Drills
Soccer drills for children need to be fun. Since their attention span is short, drills work best because they're specific, quick, and hyper-focused activities. The following guidelines will help you [...]
9 Easy Steps to Destroy Your Child’s Athletic Career
The vast majority of sports parents are well-intentioned. They want their kids to succeed and hope for the best for them in their athletic endeavors. But despite good intentions, sometimes [...]
How Strength Coaches Can Build Effective and Fun Workouts for Young Athletes
Youth strength and conditioning is becoming very popular. Parents and coaches are beginning to realize the benefits of training at a young age. Many of...
Why Smaller Basketballs and Lower Hoops Are Crucial for Young Players
A kid picks up a sport. Their parents rush to put them on a plan that will culminate with a coveted full-ride scholarship offer by age 18. Suddenly, this kid [...]
Coaching A Kid With ADHD
Roughly 1 in 10 young athletes has ADHD. Here’s what you need to know. Is there a kid on your team who plays and behaves inconsistently — outperforming everyone else [...]
Should Youth Athletes Take Supplements?
Supplements represent a billion-dollar industry. But do they work? How effective are they? Who can and should take them? When it comes to your child, they must get the proper [...]
10 Ways You Can Be A Better Sports Parent
We all fall into the clutches of the parent trap. Many times, you have to put your differences, opinions, and emotions aside. It is difficult, I know. Your opinions and [...]
Why You Want Your Kids To Lose
Some might argue that learning to lose is actually the point of youth sports. My daughter’s soccer team trudged slowly off the field, sweaty and exhausted. They had been outmatched [...]
How To Connect With Your Teammates
"I love you guys!" my daughter said as she hugged each teammate that walked onto the basketball court. She didn't always feel that way. I'd know as her coach. Still, [...]
Should My Kid Play Multiple Sports?
I ran into a good family friend this past weekend, and we began catching up on what’s been going on with each other over the past couple of years. She [...]
