Youth Sports Postseason

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Ten Signs of a Good
Youth Sports Program

Eating Behaviors And Patterns: Meeting The Nutritional Needs Of The Youth Athlete

By Suzanne Nelson, .Sc.D, RD

Healthy Breakfest Once children enter elementary school, they begin to develop eating patterns that are more independent of a parent's influence and scrutiny. New activities and peers begin to influence food choices as your child is exposed to a variety of new foods and different social situations. Your child's food choices will tend to be repetitious, so that the foods they include in their diets remain relatively constant over time. More >>

The Cheers and Tears

By Shane Murphy, Ph. D.

If you have spent a lot of time as a youth sport parent during the past year (as I have), you probably feel a bit battered and bruised right now. It seems that everyone is ready to blame "out-of-control parents" for all the ills of youth sports.
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Pulling A Child Off A Sports Team For
Poor Grades Sends The Wrong Message

Coaches and parents often ask me whether a child's grades in school should impact their ability to play organized team sports. It is a difficult question to which there are no easy answers. More >>

Food On The Go:
Strategies For Parents Feeding Athletes Away From Home

By Suzanne Nelson, D.Sc., R.D.

Salad One of the biggest nutritional challenges parents of youth athletes face is seeing that they eat properly away from home.
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Selecting All-Star Teams:
A Better, Fairer Way

By Brooke deLench

Ever see a picture in your local paper of a summer "all-star" baseball team of 10 and 11 year olds and find it odd that nearly every kid in the picture is either the son or daughter of one of the coaches or of one of the coaches of a team during the regular season or the best friend of the coaches kid? More >>

Successful Development Of
the Young Athlete

By Shane Murohy, Ph.D.

An interesting and useful way of thinking about the development of the young athlete has been proposed by Jon Hellstedt. Because it is impossible to look at the development of the young athlete without also taking into account the changes experienced by the parents and siblings, Hellstedt looks at the development of the young athlete as an issue for the entire family. More >>

Youth Sports:
Taking A Toll On Family Life

by Jeannette Twomey, JD

Years ago, a youth league baseball coach called to let me know that my 11-year old son was being invited to join a major league team - a year ahead of most boys his age. After an initial rush of pride, I wondered how this "honor" might impact our family. More >>