Youth-Athlete's Sport Blog

A good sport's season experience for your child begins with you: the youth athlete's parent. It is up to each of you to make being a youth athlete enjoyable, and to make the season a greater learning experience for your child.  No matter how much you enjoy it, this is for your child.

I would like to share my top 7 thoughts on how to make this a better learning experience for your child and you. These ideas will help to make the next season more fun for your child, more enjoyable for you, and easier on those people who volunteer their time and skills. More...

Let us be clear:  coaching pre-teen youth sports is different than coaching teen recreational and teen competitive youth sports.  The goal of coaching pre-teen sports team is about player development and having fun, the top priority is not about winning.  Too many times I have seen coaches of pre-teen sports teams either play to win at all costs or coach the team around their child.  When this happens some youth players sit out games, loose their interest, and never re-consider rejoining the sport at a later date.

Considerations for coaching pre-teens

Your biggest concerns when coaching kids at the lower levels (pre-teen) should be: More...