10 Lessons I Hope You Learn Playing Youth Sports
Last night was my sixth grader’s last basketball game of the season. He played with many of the same gang…
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke NCAA Weight Room Disparities Show What Female Athletes Have Always Known: It’s Not Equal
In the fall of 2000, I wrote a college term paper on Title IX emphasizing how the civil rights law…
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By Nicole Greenplate It’s Time We Started Talking About the Losing Team
Growing up, I was a basketball player. Beginning in fourth grade, I played for my school and travel teams, practiced…
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By Kyle Means “Best Two Points I’ve Ever Scored” Vermont Basketball Player Returns to Game After TBI
It’s just a game. It’s just dribbling a ball and throwing it through a metal hoop with a net. So…
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By Tatum Marlatt Youth Sports Parents: Instead of Raising Star Athletes, Let’s Raise Team Players
My daughter just finished her junior year of basketball. Number of varsity minutes played all year: very few. Number of…
Continue ReadingIn a World Without Kobe, Sports Feels Forever Changed
A sports legend has left us. Kobe Bryant’s tragic death at the age of 41 has left a gaping hole…
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By John Barbero When Parents Lose it Watching Youth Sports, Our Kids Are the Ones Who Suffer
A friend of mine recently asked to bounce a concern off of me in regard to his grandson who, at…
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Sometimes the MVP Never Makes it Off the Bench
The madness of March is a beautiful thing. Each year around this time, I devote myself to watching as much…
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By Patrick Danz Thanks For the Memories, Coach Hart
Recently, my mom shared some sad news: my seventh-grade basketball coach passed away in late March. It was one of…
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By Carolyn Moore Before You Yell at the Referees Tonight, Let Me Tell You About My Daddy
Most of the time, you probably don’t even notice he’s there. But the official prowling the sidelines of your high…
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By Kelsey Scism Dear Son, Here’s What I Hope You Learn As We Watch March Madness Together
Snuggled on the couch under a fleece blanket covered in our favorite team’s logo, I watch basketball with my son.…
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Dear Parents, Before You Let Your Child Quit Youth Sports
When I was a freshman in high school, my basketball team was small. In fact, it was so small we…
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