The First Step Sports Parents Must Take to Raise Mentally Tough Kids

If you are a sports parent and you want to raise mentally tough kids, then the first place to look is in the mirror. Do you want to win more than your child wants to win? Are you more excited about practice than they are? Do you want your kid to get a D1 scholarship […]

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Goldilocks Anxiety – How to Deal with it in Sports Families

Some parents worry about their kids all the time.  I’m one of those parents. I like to call my worrying Goldilocks anxiety. My routine worry is if I’m doing a good enough job to prepare my kids for their future.  For example, one day I may worry if I’m being too hard on my kids. […]

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Youth Sports Burnout – The #1 Cause is the Financial “Investment”

Youth sports burnout is a hot topic among parents.  Part of the reason why is that parents are spending more money on youth sports than ever before. As a matter of fact, an article in USA Today reports some startling numbers from TD Ameritrade’s research on this topic. Nearly 20% of U.S. families spend more […]

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