Basics

Ten Signs of a Good Youth Sports Program

Part one explores the top five signs of a good youth sports program, Risk management and child protection programs, Child-centeredness, Inclusivity, Equal playing time...

Youth Lacrosse Field

Youth Lacrosse Field

Is Your Child Ready For Sports?

MomsTeam Founder Brooke de Lench says that in deciding whether a child is ready to start playing sports, parents should consider three things: what their instincts tell them about the child's readiness, the child's age, maturity and skill level, and whether they themselves are ready to see their child playing sports.

Getting Involved In "Extreme Sports": Advice From Parents Of Top Extreme Athletes

During the San Francisco X Games, MomsTeam talked to moms of some of the top athletes, who shared their experiences in the world of "extreme" sports and advice on what other parents should know to help them decide if these sports are right for their child.

Successul Sports Parenting Starts With the Basics

So, your kid is about to turn 5 and wants to play sports. You are about to embark on a journey into a strange new world, to boldly go where, to paraphrase Captain Kirk in the introduction to Star Trek, no parent has gone before. Wait a second. That's not true. You are going where millions and millions of parents have gone before!

Education and Training of Parents, Coaches and Officials Keys To Positive Youth Sports Experience

To create the best possible environment for youth sports requires cooperation and coordination between parents, coaches, and game officials that can only be achieved through education.

Youth Sports and the Media

Each summer, 12-year-old boys are thrust into the spotlight of the Little League World Series. It is a great thrill for most of them to be on TV and have the whole country watch them compete play against the best young baseball players in the world for what is truly a world championship.

Parents Can Help Reduce Their Child's Performance Anxiety in Sports

It might seem a little odd to think about a ten year old baseball player with performance anxiety. We usually reserve that term for adult players who choke under pressure. However, odds are that, as a parent, you have seen some of the symptoms of performance anxiety in your young athlete or one that you know.

Teaching Kids to Relax Playing Sports

Parents can help young athletes overcome anxiety and have more fun playing sports, including a technique called performance exhaling.

Youth Sports Parent Training

In the fall of 2000, 2700 parents went through our first four-hour training program. Not all parents were happy to be there at the beginning, but the vast majority left the program better educated and determined to make the football sideline a happier, more enjoyable and healthier place to be. Parents For Youth Sports 2000 is already having a positive impact on sideline behavior.

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