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Recognizing and Preventing Abuse in Sports

MomsTeam's Brooke de Lench explains in detail the different forms of abuse in youth sports, from physical and emotional abuse to sexual abuse and abuse as a result of neglect.

 

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Bullying: An Ongoing Problem In Youth Sports

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 17:53. | 6 comments

Recently, I received the following letter from a mother who had attended one of my talks to a group of sports moms.

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Return to Sports: Signs That Athlete Not Psychologically Ready Often Subtle

Because most athletes don't want to admit that they aren't psychologically ready to return to sports, a parent or athletic trainer needs to look for subtle clues, most often expressed in terms of a hesitancy, lack of confidence or certainty that seems out of character.
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Sports: Respecting Human Rights of Child Important

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere should enjoy, not only in health care, education, and legal, civil, and social services, but in sports as well.
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Teenage Depression - Effects, Signs and Symptoms

An estimated 6% of American teenagers (nearly two million) suffer from clinical depression (major depressive disorder or MDD).  Routine, yearly screening on all American teenagers for depression is recommended, even if they don't show symptoms.
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Attending Child's Game As Fan, Not Coach

When you attend a child's games, go as a fan, not a coach. Kids don't like when their parents make more noise than anyone or yell plays or instructions from the sideline or stands.  Young players need to learn from their mistakes, as much as from their successes. Not only do they get confused if parents and coaches are constantly yelling criticism or plays, all that yelling can do long-lasting psychological damage. MomsTeam founder Brooke de Lench shares some stories that taught her valuable lessons on sports parenting.
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Physical Abuse in Youth Sports Can Leave Emotional Scars

Studies have shown that among the many effects of physical abuse are depression, anxiety, cognitive and learning difficulties, even a lowering of IQ (especially verbal IQ), disordered sleep, flashbacks, loss of empathy, aggressive behavior, chronically high stress levels which can lead to chronic health effects such as high blood pressure and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and inability to maintain relationships.

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Greater Protection of Children From Abuse in Sports Is Needed

Some countries are now beginning to employ protection policies in the context of sports to safeguard children from abuse. In the UK, for example, state funding for sports governing bodies is now linked to a set of 11 national standards for safeguarding children. The Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) is responsible for supporting and monitoring the implementation of these standards as they are

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