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More Violence Against Game Officials
So, it looks like it is back to “bad news” blogs for me. I recently started following a gentleman on Instagram named Duke Baxter. Mr....
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7 days ago4 min read
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A good news blog
I have been stating in my last few blogs finding positive youth sports stories is not always easy as the negative stories always seem to...
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Apr 25 min read
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Violence in the Stands
Each week I look for articles or events that are positive in youth sports as, like I have said many times before, I feel that youth...
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Mar 205 min read
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Follow up to an Earlier Blog
A few weeks ago, I wrote a few blogs discussing children quitting sports and the mistakes that parents make that cause their children to...
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Mar 54 min read
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Celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day
February 5th was National Girls & Women in Sports Day, unfortunately I did not find out about it until after the fact and while working...
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Feb 214 min read
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Parenting Mistakes that Cause Kids to Quit Youth Sports
Recently, I wrote a blog that discussed a parent discussing her daughter quitting youth sports and the family not knowing that she was so...
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Feb 55 min read
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The Transformative Power of Youth Sports
I recently received a Happy New Year email from The Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) wishing members a Happy New Year and discussing...
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Jan 224 min read
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What parents need to know about keeping children from quitting youth sports
Recently, I read an article written by Asia Mape for the website I Love to Watch you Play entitled “My Daughter Quit Sports and, This Is...
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Jan 84 min read
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Josh Allen's Advice to Youth Sports Parents
I recently came across an article entitled “Josh Allen Takeaways for Youth Sports Parents: From No College Offers to NFL MVP Candidate”...
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Dec 24, 20243 min read
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The Love of High School Sports
Recently I read an article entitled “Why I Love High School Sports” by John O’Sullivan the Founder and CEO of Changing the Game Project...
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Dec 11, 20244 min read
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Silent Sunday Soccer Game
In scanning my emails from The National Alliance for Youth Sports I came across the following article “Kentucky kids soccer league hosts...
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Nov 27, 20244 min read
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The Car Ride to and From Games
So, recently my brother sent me a Reel from Malcolm “Duke” Baxter who is a “motivator, speaker, clinician” who helps baseball and...
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Nov 13, 20245 min read
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Recruiting Youth Sports Coaches
Over the past few years, I’ve been writing about how youth sports leagues need to help their coaches become better coaches by ensuring...
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Oct 30, 20245 min read
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The "Criticism Sandwich"
I recently came across an article entitled “Criticism Sandwich is off the Menu” written by Suzanne Silett, Vice President, Education and...
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Oct 16, 20245 min read
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When Youth Cause the Violence during a Youth Sporting Event
I usually write about how adults act when it comes to youth sports; however, I recently came across an article entitled “13-year-old”...
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Oct 2, 20244 min read
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How Playing Youth Sports Helps the Mental Health of Adults
In January of this year, I wrote a blog about the positive mental health aspects of youth sports on our youth. While recently going...
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Sep 18, 20245 min read
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The Start of the School Year
School is starting all over the country and thoughts have turned or will be turning to sending our children back to school and everything...
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Aug 21, 20244 min read
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Out of Control Coaches
Another day, another story about a youth sports coach/administrator going crazy on a young child for no reason at all and probably...
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Jul 25, 20244 min read
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Embezzlement of Youth Sports Funds
I recently received an email from one of the many organizations that I belong to with an article entitled “Thousands of dollars...
oodoe4
Jul 3, 20245 min read
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And Another One Bites the Dust....
This is a quick follow up to my post from last week about High School coaches resigning in droves. My friend sent me an article about...
oodoe4
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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