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Transgender Athletes In Youth Sports
The inclusion of transgender students on high school athletic teams has become a key issue across the country. Nationwide, high schools strive to provide opportunities for all young people. Because athletics is an integral part of the extracurricular programs that...
read moreNational Travel Basketball Association (NTBA) Partners With Leaguegrowth.com as Official Team Funding Partner
NTBA joins the trend toward easier, speedier, higher tech ways to raise funds for youth sports teams (June 19, 2017, Newark, NJ) LeagueGrowth.com Assisted Fundraising announced it has been named the official team fundraising partner of the...
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How Coaches Should Deal with Parents Who Try to Do Their Job from the Stands
Every season, a coach is bound to meet one or two parents who feel that they can take over as coach. These are the parents who may show up at every practice, are not hesitant to complain about their child’s playing time, and may even ask you to switch up players’...
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What You Shouldn’t Eat and Drink on the Day of the Big Game
Young athletes, particularly teenagers, are often so busy that they ignore proper nutrition. However, eating right and on time can be their secret weapon to performing their best on game day. If you are an athlete, keeping your body nourished and hydrated can...
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The Importance of Goal-Setting at a Young Age
When kids learn goal-setting at an early age, they discover the value of hard work and patience towards achieving their goals. It gets them to think about the sort of person they are. It helps them define their interests and lets them express how they feel about...
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Coaching Tips: How to Properly Communicate with Young Players
It takes a special kind of person to coach a large group of young players. Many adults feel overwhelmed if they were left in charge of just two to three kids; so imagine managing over a dozen children at a time. And they’re not just a bunch of kids who are going to...
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Tips on How to Recover Quickly From a Previous Game
You’ve just played what feels like the game of your life, and you’re really proud of how you pushed yourself. You ran faster, jumped higher, stayed agile, and reached some personal goals in the process. However, you wake up the next day in utter agony. The adrenaline...
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How to Properly Protect Your Child During Hot and Sunny Games
There’s a reason why sunshine is associated with happiness. It makes people feel good, and kids love to run around on warm, sunny days. And for youth sports, bright, sunny days are ideal for outdoor games like baseball, softball, rugby, lacrosse, football, and soccer....
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Why Playing Sports Will Give Kids the Competitive Edge They Need to Succeed in Life
Any adult today who played sports as a child will tell you that the time they spent participating in sports had a lasting impact on their lives. And it is why those adults when they became parents, encourage their own kids to play sports when they’re old enough. The...
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How Should I Breathe When I Run?
Did you know that breathing inefficiently during your runs could be the reason you’re not progressing or meeting your running potential? Most new runners don’t have a pattern to their breathing yet as they focus more on their running technique. As a runner, you may be...
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How the Two-Adult Rule Can Save Your Child From Abuse
The hard truth that all parents have to accept is that abuse does happen and it happens in youth leagues. We don’t want our kids to miss out on the all the fun, learning, and exercise they will get from participating in youth sports. But we also fear that our child...
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How to Handle Out-of-Control Parents of Youth Athletes
As a coach, you’ll encounter every kind of parent. While the majority of them will be good-natured, you’ll still likely meet some difficult parents who can be unreasonable and simply out-of-control. Difficult parents are often the ones who are overly involved and...
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