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Do Youth Sports Interfere With Family Time?
That is the big question of the day – do youth sports interfere with family time? The University of Minnesota’s Tucker Center Associate Director Nicole LaVoi and Research Assistant Alyssa Norris have...
View ArticleWhich is Better – Focus on One Sport or Try Many?
When it comes to youth sports there is more and more pressure for kids to specialize at a younger age – whether to make the “travel team,” set them up for college opportunities or be the next big...
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Mouthguards are a MUST for Field Sports
Last night my daughter had her first field hockey practice and I am not sure who learned more – her or me. At the very beginning of the practice her coach took a few minutes to introduce herself to...
View ArticleThe Power of Youth Sports
It has been a roller coaster of a week, but one that has really helped put some things into perspective for me – and has totally cemented (if it wasn’t already) the belief I have in the power of youth...
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Sports Parenting – Keep An Open Mind and Keep It Real
A post on Playing to Win called Brains vs. Beauty: Considering Kids’ Participation in Beauty Pageants, Chess, and Football got me thinking this morning. As I started to leave a comment on the post, I...
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Confessions of a Youth Sports Dad
I really wanted another boy, not a girl. As we awaited the birth of our third child, my wife and I picked out two names. We had one for a boy and one for a girl, but we were both convinced that our...
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Vote For The Sports Illustrated Kid of the Year 2011
Voting for this year’s Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the Year 2011 is now open!! Go to the SportsKid of the Year voting page and cast your vote as many times as you want for your favorite youth...
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Athlete Perspectives: Jillian’s First Season of Cross Country
This is a guest post by my friend and fellow Sports Mom, Tricia, who was kind enough to share her daughter’s perspective on her first season of middle school cross country with us. When my husband and...
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Infographic: The Positive Effects of Youth Sports
This was provide to me by Aries Apparel – for a larger version, visit http://www.ariesapparel.com/youthsports.asp
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Female Athletes Who Conquered the World As Teenagers
I love this fabulous infographic sent to me by Aries Apparel that highlights nine amazing female athletes who accomplished more as teenagers than most of us will in a lifetime. Featured athletes...
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Adidas Big Summer Sale Happening Now
If you’ve put off shopping for your summer sports wear until now, you have just hit the jackpot. The adidas Summer Sale is on and you can get up to 50% off of over 1,000 items! Running shoes,...
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