Tag: sports parent advice

There are many reasons why you may want your child to try a new sport. For instance, they seem bored during the offseason. Perhaps, they are obsessed in a way…

Many youth athletic coaches dread the “playing time” conversation at any level of play. In fact, some coaches create a hard fast rule that they don’t have conversations about playing…

Have you ever noticed how you breathe when you feel stressed? Chances are that your breath is shallow or rapid. Perhaps you even hold your breath and stop breathing altogether….

Teach your young athlete that pregame jitters are nothing to worry about. After all, it’s perfectly normal for young athletes to feel nervous before a big athletic performance. Getting nervous…

As the New Year kicks off, it’s the perfect time to take a look at your family routine and think about potential positive changes and habits you can build into…

Supporting your kids as they get involved in sports can help them gain community, responsibility and resilience. As with life, playing a sport comes with highs and lows. Not all…

So you want to get your kids involved in sports but don’t know where to start? Like most things parenting-related, there’s no hard and fast roadmap for what to do,…

  “When you do everything in the normal state of mind, as it is when totally unoccupied, then everything goes smoothly and easily” – Yagyu Munenori.  “He makes hitting a ball…

Finding the right teams, coaches, private training, and equipment are important tasks for sports parents as they strive to help their kids reach their potential in sports. But as parents…

As you start a new year, I’m sure you have already done some planning. Maybe you’ve set financial goals, fitness goals or career goals. But have you established a sports…

No athlete enjoys losing. But it is inevitable, and teaching your child how to lose properly is just as important as teaching manners, honesty and responsibility. Your child can learn…

In the youth sports journey, there will be hard seasons. Maybe your child is not getting the playing time they want, or they do not get along with teammates or…

Back to school means back to school sports, or maybe it’s back to fall travel sports for your child. To give your child the best chance for success and to…

No one will argue that teamwork is what makes a team great. Spend some time hanging around successful teams and I’m pretty sure you will sense true camaraderie between players….

There is nothing more frustrating than standing on the sidelines or sitting in the bleachers, helplessly watching your child make mistakes and play half-heartedly. The desire that many sports parents…

Life teaches us that the authority to lead and the chance to lead go hand-in-hand. Your kids may feel that when they’re given the authority—as team captain or co-captain—then they…

Every now and then we all need reminders of what youth sports is really all about. Use these core values as that reminder and never forget that youth sports are really about…

When Nicole LaVoi tells people that she studies youth sports parents, she often receives a chuckle in response. It’s an area of study that’s growing as communities work to ensure a…

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.”…

When my work first started to focus on helping young athletes reach their potential in sports and life, I was told by a business coach that I had to “brand”…

Here’s a question that Koach Karl of the FUNdamental Soccer Book Series and TeamSnap Blog contributor received, and his response: Question: The culture of all American sports is to win,…

What we don’t know can hurt us.  Those words are true across much of sports, but especially when dealing with kids.  Young athletes depend on parents and coaches for knowledge and…