Successful Parenting

Picture this: the exhilaration of a new season; spotless uniforms, equipment just out of the box, clipboards jammed with fresh paper...boundless enthusiasm and cooperation. It's the euphoric honeymoon phase of youth sports...

The benefits of setting boundaries - physical, social, and sexual - at the pre-season meeting are numerous, say experts.

There are twenty-one topics that should be covered at the pre-season meeting of coaches, parents, and players.  If they are not, here are some suggested questions for parents to ask.

The most successful sports seasons are the ones that begin with a preseason meeting for parents and players. A preseason meeting sets a positive tone for the season by opening the lines of communication early so that everyone, parents, athletes, and coaches, understands and agrees on what they expect from one another.

Advice for parents from a mental health professional on helping children deal with the emotional pain of being cut from a sports team.

Buy used equipment...

Compression fatigue of mid-sole, excessive wear of bottom sole and sock liner signs that athletic shoes worn out.

When field hockey coach Nancy Cole filed a Title IX complaint against her school district she never imagined the heat she would take.

To say that politics and favoritism are often involved in the selection of all-star teams in youth sports would be an understatement, but making the selection process fairer is easier said than done.