10 Character Building Lessons Parents Should Use Youth Sports to Teach

There is a simple fact about youth sports that I think is necessary to reiterate over and over. Youth sports does NOT build character in children. Youth sports reveals character in children. It’s the parents and coaches who build character using youth sports as the classroom. With that said, here are 10 character building lessons […]

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The Complex Cocktail of Youth Sports, Bandages, and Ibuprofen

Youth sports is fun. Well, at least it should be. It starts not being so fun when you have to give your kid an ibuprofen before every practice. Your kid might not be that kid, but all sports parents know a kid who needs some type of pain reliever on a regular basis. Or even […]

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Focus in Sports is Critically Important, But Not All Focus is Good

As a college athlete, I never reached the best version of myself. As a matter of fact, I left so much potential on the field that sometimes I wake up sweating after a dream about how things could have been different. I know that regrets aren’t helpful or healthy. However, a big part of what […]

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