My daughter, CC, is in a fight for a starting position for the first time in her soccer career. She has been a standout soccer player since ...

On June 10, 1997, Michael Jordan woke up with a stomach virus. He was so sick that he couldn't even sit up. The Chicago Bulls trainer i...

Typically a team carries more players than positions on the field, so logically everyone cannot be a starter. Regardless, every parent thin...

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...

I write about select youth sports. Actually most of my stories are about premier level select sports where the the best players in the area,...

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

What do you do when your young athlete is not playing up to his or her potential? I say bite your tongue until your son or daughter wants ...

If competition makes a player better and stronger, then my daughter CC improved yesterday.  Game 162 My daughter's school basket...

I have several posts throughout Statsdad.com declaring that participating in competitive youth sports prepares children for life.  Notice, I...

It takes lots of skill and a little luck to win a golf match. It takes passion to win a championship. Passion is what motivates an athlete t...

If you son or daughter wants to make the golf team it takes skills, practice, performance under pressure and passion because golf is typical...

I like watching basketball. It's a more intimate game than soccer, baseball, softball or football. The fans are so close to the action. ...

Catching is a demanding position. At this point in the season with 50 games in the books catchers are sore, bruised and tired. Game 87 I...

In 1924, a patent was issued for the first metal baseball bat, but metal bats were not used until Worth introduced the first aluminum baseba...

I read to my son almost every night from the time he was two until he was ten. We are a sports family, so during that time, I read a lot of ...

Game 27 Nic's team plays a lot of games in a lot of cities across multiple states each year. No matter where he plays, the majority of...

Game 26 Rain threaten the likelihood of baseball on Saturday. My son was actually hoping for a rainout. This is not typical. My son, Nic, ...

Game 12 I couldn't make it to my son's volleyball game last night. Did I ever mention that I hate to miss watching my kids play an...

Great post from Joe Posnanski, a Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated. There’s no stat yet that measures heart.” – Nomar Garciaparra Yo...