Why Your Sports Family Needs a Written Plan

If you are like me, you have big dreams for your children. You believe the sky is the limit. The only thing that can hold them back is their motivation to keep going as goals get progressively harder as they get older. Dream big, work hard, bounce back from failure, and keep pursuing bigger goals. […]

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Counterpoint: Youth Sports Does NOT Build Character

There is a common misconception that youth sports builds character in children. This simply is not true. Youth sports reveals character, parents and coaches build character. This is nowhere more evident than in seeing the number of professional athletes who have severe character flaws. Most if not all of these athletes played youth sports from […]

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How to Proactively Build Mental Toughness

Mental toughness is a favorite topic of conversation among parents on the sidelines of almost any youth practice. So it shouldn’t surprise you that during the week of the Georgia Kids State Wrestling Championship that I found myself in multiple discussions on this topic. I’m the type of person who likes to center conversations like […]

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