Parents, Please Don’t Pay Your Kids To Score Points
Parents have good intentions when they pay their children to score points. They believe it will encourage them to work hard, score more and help the team win. But is it really good for the [...]
Parents have good intentions when they pay their children to score points. They believe it will encourage them to work hard, score more and help the team win. But is it really good for the [...]
Every athlete has been afraid. Every athlete has been nervous. That rush in your throat and difficulty breathing happen to all of us who worry that we will walk out onto the field and fail. [...]
How much sleep is enough for children? According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, nine hours a night is the magic number. New research presented at the AAP’s National Conference found that only 48% of [...]
As anyone involved in youth sports knows, there are many moving pieces that go into keeping a league running. While Sports Connect covers all of your online season management needs, there are many other operations [...]
Let's say you're a baseball coach, but not a "used to play minor league ball and have dedicated my life to the sport" type of coach. You're more like, "I started coaching my son's Little [...]
Compared to other sports fields, the standard soccer pitch is humongous. It's bigger than a football field, and it dwarfs the size of a basketball court or hockey rink. When playing on such an expansive [...]
Whether it is sitting an exam, asking a boy or girl out on a date, or trying out for a sports team, there are some things that a young person has to go through on [...]
Sports are filled with a tremendous amount of physical duress. From getting kicked to being knocked down, scraping knees to bruising bones, turf burn to torn ligaments. The physical side of youth sports is rigorous, [...]
Basketball defense is a skill that is critical to the success of a team. It’s also generally undervalued, especially among younger athletes. This article should help you with your defense in two easy-to-master situations—guarding the [...]
The unsung hero of many a youth sports team is the individual who takes on the role of team manager. It is often a thankless task but is nonetheless necessary to the smooth operation of [...]