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Brooke de Lench – Youth Sports Parenting Expert
Bruce Thomas, M.D. – Primary Care Sports Medicine
Darren L. Johnson, M.D – Orthopedic Surgeon
David Janda, M.D. – Preventive Sports Medicine
Donald Collins, J.D. – Sports Administration, Officiating & Sportsmanship
Doreen Greenberg, Ph.D. – Female Athletes
Douglas E. Abrams, J.D. - Community Sports
Eric Laudano M.H.S., A.T.C. – Athletic Training & Sports Medicine
Jeannette Twomey, J.D – Youth Sports Dispute Mediation
Keith J. Cronin, DPT, CSCS – Sports Injury Prevention and Treatment
Keith Wilson, MSW, D. Div. – Performance Parenting
Kemi Oguntala, M.D. – Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Lucy Ferriss – Parenting Elite Athletes
Nancy Clark, MS RD CSSD – Sports Nutrition
Robert Cantu, M.D. – Neurosurgeon, Concussion Expert
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph. D. – Sports Concussion Neuropsychologist
Shane Murphy, Ph.D. – Sports Psychology
Shari Kuchenbecker, Ph.D. – Child Psychologist
Steven Horwitz, D.C – Sports Chiropractor/Strength & Conditioning
Susan Yeargin, PhD, ATC. – Athletic Trainer, Hydration, Heat Illness
William P. Meehan III, MD. – Pediatrician, Sports Concussions Expert

Expert Tip

Nine Ways to Balance Sports and Family Life
If you feel like sports are taking too much of your and family's time and money, if your child is feeling stressed, it is time to restore some sanity by finding a better balance. Creating balance in child's life is important because, if you don't, you send your child the message that unstructured, un-pressured free time, fun for fun's sake and family time aren't important.

Here are some tips on finding balance.
1. Have the courage to say no.
2. Balance sports and family life.
3. Set limits that fit your family.
4. Look for balanced sports programs.
5. Find a balance between sports.
6. Balance sports and academics.
7. Allow for a social life outside of sports.
8. Make sure your child gets enough sleep.
9. Provide for unstructured free time.
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