Welcome to MomsTeam.com from Brooke de Lench

If you are visiting us for the first time, welcome to MomsTeam!

Launched in August 2000, MomsTeam has grown over the years, both in terms of content and reputation, to the point that it now has 5,000 + pages of information for youth sports parents and become a trusted source of sports parenting information and widely recognized as one of the top websites of its kind. 

A little history

Close to ten years ago, with the help of some of the country's most respected experts in the worlds of sports, medicine, psychology, law, technology, business and marketing, I launched this website to address the needs of sports parents. I knew, as a parent of sports-active triplet sons, that it would take an entire team of people to give youth sports parents the information and support they needed to be successful.

I recall the day I was standing on the sidelines of my son's first lacrosse game chatting with some other parents. We were comparing notes: where did we go to buy our kids' sticks and pads, did our pediatricians ask the same questions during their pre-participation physical evaluations, is there such a thing as the best mouth guard, how were we ever going to manage getting our kids to all of their games on time and in uniform, did anyone know the coach, and what was the best time and place to talk to him if we had a concern? We stood there sharing our collective wisdom, concerns, and questions for the entire game.

Thus, from a sideline discussion between many parents this website was born.

Exciting changes on the horizon

Fast forward nearly a decade after that ah-ha-moment, and, instead of standing on the sideline of a youth lacrosse game I am at my desk in our editorial offices outside of Boston doing my best, along with a staff of dedicated experts, writers and editors, to bring you the most up to date information on everything to do with parenting children who are involved in sports.

In addition to our name change will come many other exciting changes as well. Over the coming months, we will be dramatically increasing the size of our team of experts, adding new features, and expanding our already sizable library of timeless and timely content. At the same time, we remain committed to providing you with the best, most accurate and objective information on youth sports as we can.

Still a team

From my work deep in the trenches of youth sports, from the thousands upon thousands of e-mails I receive every month, I know that there is a solution-orientated community of people in this country ready and eager to take a much more active role in youth sports and help everyone have a more enjoyable sports experience - from the first day of T-ball to the last day of high school lacrosse.

I continue to believe, as I stated in my book, Home Team Advantage, that the only way to put the word "youth" back into youth sports and to make it the best possible experience for our children is for everyone with a stake in youth sports - whether parent, coach, administrator, game official, athletic trainer, team doctor or other health care professional, or sporting goods manufacturer - to work together as a fully inclusive TEAM. So, though we no longer use the word "team" as part of our name, we are still committed to working together as a team.

To that end, we welcome your letters, articles, videos, and participation. If you are an expert in your field and would like to join our team, send me an email. If you have an idea on how to make our site better, I invite you to share it with us.

Together, I know we can make youth sports a safe, fun and rewarding experience for everyone.

All the best.

Brooke de Lench

Publisher and Editor-In-Chief

MomsTeam.com

Author, Home Team Advantage (Harper Collins 2006)

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