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Tips To Prevent Your Kid From Being a Sore Loser
Does your child throw a fit, whine, or cry when they don't win? Do they yell that they never want to play again and dramatically stomp out of the room after they’ve just lost? Does your child expect to win every time? Watching your kid be a sore loser can be...
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How To Help Your Child Out of a Slump
Being involved in sports can have its ups and downs. And just as your child may experience streaks, there may be moments where the fall into slumps. When our kid falls into a slump, we want to know how to help get them out of it as quickly as possible. It’s...
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Athletes and Their Body Image
Most people struggle with their body image. Society is quick to judge and criticize, and we find ourselves constantly conscious of how we look. We see celebrities and professional athletes, and they become the standard for the ideal body. However, despite having fit...
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Twin Factor in Youth Sports
Remember the identical twin Harvard rowers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss from the 2010 movie The Social Network about the founding of Facebook? The six-foot-five-inch “Winklevii” are the popular example for any coach who has been blessed with guiding the athletic...
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How Do Youth Sports Help Improve Social Skills?
Playing sports is excellent for your child’s physical development. But did you know that beyond that, sports can play a crucial role in improving their social skills? Here’s why: Improved Communication Skills Communication is the foundation of any good relationship....
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4 Tips on Teaching Kids to Deal with Constructive Criticism
Criticism and feedback are essential to everyone’s self-development. From time to time, we all need others to let us know when we don't measure up to our potential. Learning to receive criticism is an important life skill and one that our children should develop....
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Are Youth Sports Becoming Too Extreme?
Do you think that youth sports are getting too intense? Is the level of competition no longer safe for children? Are young athletes being put in danger by the competition, aggressiveness, and intensity of sports? Every day, kids are being pushed beyond their emotional...
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The Warning Signs of Burnout and Over-training in Young Athletes
Over the years, youth sports have become increasingly intense. Between learning about the impressive salaries of pro athletes and potential athletic scholarships being viewed as the ticket to change lives, parents and young athletes feel the pressures of excelling in...
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How Playing Sports Helps Your Child Become a Great Leader
Many of the traits required to achieve success in sports are similar to those needed to succeed in life such as goal-setting, confidence, discipline and other leadership skills. Great leaders understand the value of hard work, accountability, competition, and being...
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When Is the Best Time To Start Your Child in Sports?
Kids will express their interest in sports at different ages. And while many parents may think “the younger, the better,” this is not always the case. There are some children who are physically ready but are not quite emotionally and mentally prepared. Or they may not...
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Girl Excluded from Soccer Tournament Because of Gender Confusion
On June 4, an 8-year-old girl by the name of Milagros “Mili” Hernandez and her Azzurri Cachorros Chicas soccer team were suddenly disqualified before taking the field. The organizers believed Mili was a boy based on a typo on the team roster. The roster did have...
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How to Help Your Young Athlete Deal with a Loss
The older and more mature we become, the better we deal with loss and failure. Though for young athletes, dealing with the sting of defeat can be quite devastating. How do we help our young athletes cope with losing? For kids, the pressure to win comes from everywhere...
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