Tag: football

Playing different sports can help youth athletes boost strength, agility—and enjoyment. Here are five combinations to try.

If you’re familiar with TeamSnap, you already know how useful we are for sports. But did you know TeamSnap supports any type of group or activity?  Just ask the football…

To specialize is to be designed, trained, or fitted for one particular purpose or occupation, the process of concentrating on and becoming an expert in a particular subject or skill….

I was livid. My son, the back-up second baseman, had been told by the coach that, if the team had a sizable lead, he would come into the game in…

I don’t know when the phrase “like a girl” became an insult. We’ve all heard things like: “Wow, you run like a girl.” “Ha, she totally fights like a girl.”…

“It was nine seconds into the game that I got to carry the ball for the first time.” And as he had done so many times that season, TJ, the…

Experiencing a concussion is a difficult thing to describe. There are obvious symptoms, but it’s the hidden ones that scare me the most. The truth is that experiencing a concussion…

Part III of III  Read Part I and Part II Parents and coaches, keep your cool. Manage your expectations of your athlete, or they won’t find it enjoyable on a deeper…

Over the past few weeks, my Facebook news feed has lit up with news of friends’ children suffering concussions due to football, including these highlights: “Just back from Children’s Hospital….

I, along with several million other football fans, watched in disbelief on Monday night as the Seattle Seahawks were awarded a game-winning, last-second touchdown after Golden Tate clearly pushed the…