My son, Nic, was born to play baseball. Or so I thought. He excelled at baseball at a young age.  Age 10 he played on a super elite team. Th...

Athletes are just as vulnerable to mental health issues as anyone else. Recently, the star HS pitcher for the Riverside High School (Tenn....

Lessons from Michael Jordan, Tom Brady and the newest sensation Jeremy Lin How many kids with talent are overlooked because the coach did ...

What role should mom or dad play when a young athlete is choosing a school? National signing day for NCAA was this week. ESPN makes a ...

What do you think about younger teams playing against older teams? Last year, my daughter's AAU team finished #1 in Ohio and ended...

What does it take to play D1 college soccer? Skills - absolutely, D1 college players are among the best of the best. Speed - yes, soc...

As a parent you want the best for your kid in sports, in school and in life. You want them to succeed and fulfill their potential at everyth...

In 1980,  Robert Plutchik  created a wheel of emotions which consisted of 8 basic emotions and 8 advanced emotions each composed of 2 basic...

Nic at age 2 There are some kids who are born with natural athletic ability. They seem to come out of the womb with superior hand eye co...

Have you ever just looked at your young athlete from afar in awe? Sometimes my daughter catches me in a trance like state staring at her a...

There are youth sports administrators who take scoring out of games so that little Johnny or Suzie will not get his or her feelings hurt. Th...

To succeed in baseball you need skills, knowledge, passion, a short memory and the most important ingredient, confidence. My son had all of...