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Baseball Safety: Be Prepared For Electrical Storms

Electrical storms during baseball and softball games and practices are a constant concern.  Here are some lightning safety tips for administrators, parents, and coaches.

Baseball Safety Equipment: More Than Just Helmets and Catcher's Gear

There's more to baseball and softball safety these days than batting helmets and catcher's gear.  Here's a list of some other important safety equipment, some of which should be mandatory.

2012 Little League and High School Bat Rules and Specifications

Bats used in high school baseball in 2012 must meet Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) and ball exit speed ratio (BSR) limits while non-wood bats approved for use in Little League Baseball must also meet strict guidelines and the moratorium on composite bats continues.

Strength and Conditioning Exercises For Softball Pitchers

You don't have to be an expert in biomechanics to help a softball pitcher improve her performance and reduce the risk of injury, you just need to teach her the following three strength and conditioning exercises.

The Volleyball Serve: Controlled Aggression Is Key

Nothing is more important in today's game of volleyball than the serve. As the point system changed from side out to rally point, it has become even more vital to have control of this offensive weapon, which like all weapons can hurt a team if not used wisely.

Development Academies: Elite or Elitist?

The United States Soccer Federation's (USSF) recent mandate that ‘elite' soccer players who play for Development Academy teams will not be allowed to play for their high school soccer teams after this season simply frosts me. I've read volumes in the last few weeks, from Soccer America's initial news article and the seemingly unending comments from readers and the soccer experati to The New York Times piece this past Sunday by Sam Borden, that really brought "Soccer's New Way" into the collective consciousness across America.

The United States Soccer Federation's (USSF) recent mandate that elite soccer players who play for Development Academy teams will not be allowed to play for their high school soccer teams after this season is wrong and misleading.

Emotional Abuse: Youth Hockey's Dirty Little Secret

The story of the Foglietta family tells a cautionary tale highlighting the problem of emotional abuse.  At center ice are 9-year-old identical twins who became the unintended but innocent victims of a real life power play in the adult-centered world of youth hockey.

Soccer Development Academies: Elite or Elitist?

Over the weekend I posted a link in the @MomsTeam Twitter account to an article in the New York Times titled "High School Players Forced to Choose in Soccer's New Way."  My tweet generated a lot of buzz, and, as I had commented in the past on the way sports talent is developed in this country, I thought it would be a great topic for a blog.

The United States Soccer Federation's (USSF) recent mandate that elite soccer players who play for Development Academy teams will not be allowed to play for their high school soccer teams after this season is wrong and misleading, says MomsTeam guest blogger, Emily Cohen.

"Wide-Eye'd Blind": A Must-See Football Video

If you are an athletic director, football coach, game official or parent concerned about reducing the number of concussions and catastrophic head, neck and spinal injuries in the sport and have 25 minutes to spare, my non-profit, Train 'Em Up Academy, has produced an enlightening, empowering and powerful video, called "Wide-Eye'd Blind."

Why do I call it that? Because as a nation, we are literally standing by, with our eyes wide open but blind to the fact that our greatest resource, our young people, are suffering needless injury in the name of sport.  

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