Cambridge Youth Soccer’s Road to Success
You don’t need a lot of money or a fancy process to create a successful youth sports program. Kids just want to have fun, and fun is how you increase participation. However, increasing your [...]
Why Parents Need to Encourage Youth Athletes to Play Multiple Sports
When it comes to our kids, we want the best for them. If they are passionate about a sport, we do everything possible to help them reach their full potential. Unfortunately, our desire to help [...]
Your Kid Sucks at Sports. 5 Reasons Why That’s OK
All sports parents dream of watching their sons or daughters accomplish incredible feats on the field of play. To some, that means catching a touchdown pass. To others it’s being named captain of the team [...]
The Best Ways for Coaches and Parents to Respond to Bad Calls
The number one thing to remember as a coach, parent, or even as a player is that there will be bad calls. Officials are human, and humans are not perfect. Many youth sports have inexperienced [...]
What Not To Do When Coaching Your Own Kid
In the world of sports for young athletes, the chances of being on a team coached by a parent or loved one is fairly high, especially when playing on community teams. This can often create [...]
Parents, Please Don’t Pay Your Kids To Score Points
Parents have good intentions when they pay their children to score points. They believe it will encourage them to work hard, score more and help the team win. But is it really good for the [...]
Parents, How To Help Your Athlete During Tryouts
Whether it is sitting an exam, asking a boy or girl out on a date, or trying out for a sports team, there are some things that a young person has to go through on [...]
The Role and Value of the Youth Sports Team Manager
The unsung hero of many a youth sports team is the individual who takes on the role of team manager. It is often a thankless task but is nonetheless necessary to the smooth operation of [...]
What Actually Makes Youth Sports Fun for Kids
A poll from the National Alliance of Youth Sports found 70 percent of U.S. kids stop playing organized sports by the age of 13. The No. 1 reason? “Not having fun anymore.” Fun should be [...]
How to Practice Patience with Your Youth Athlete
I think we can all agree that we live in a fast-paced, instant gratification age. From on-demand entertainment to fast food carry-out services, short is the new normal. However, fast or instant is not how [...]