This past weekend, my daughter's team competed in an elite regional tournament. The temperature was 94 degrees and very sunny. This is...

This past memorial day weekend, my daughter's U11 soccer team advanced to the finals of the Warrior Classic, an elite regional soccer to...

When I was a kid, a holiday weekend meant a trip to the Jersey shore with the entire family. Soccer was a fall sport, basketball was a winte...

I keep a log of how much we spend on youth sports. The $10,000 per year amount has been the subject of a book, Time Magazine, the New York T...

My son has spent a lot of time with a baseball hitting instructor, but many kids do not have access to this type of training nor the resou...

In the past, I have tried to answer the question should girls be allowed to play on boys teams ? I determined that the answer to that ques...

In the previous three posts, I have questioned whether it is fair for a young athlete to commit to two different teams in the same season? I...

Is it fair to commit to two different teams in the same season? Fair to the respective coaches, fair to both sets of teammates, fair to othe...

In my previous post I asked the following question - Is it fair to commit to two different teams in the same season? Fair to the respectiv...

Is it fair to commit to two different teams in the same season? Fair to the respective coaches, fair to both sets of teammates, fair to othe...

Hillary Rosen, democratic pundit, recently started a firestorm when she said that Ann Romney* has not worked a day in her life. I am sure th...

I spend a considerable amount on money on youth sports. Actually, one of the reasons I started this blog was to track how much I was spendin...

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

Crazy Youth Parents and Coaches Serie s The entire Yuba City Junior Varsity baseball team was suspended for an entire week following a mas...

Wordless Wednesday The Main Point Sometimes life doesn't work out as planned. Try your best, overcome difficulties and hopefully ...