Too many kids and families left behind • More than 70% of kids drop out of youth sports by age 13 • Girls quit 6X faster than boys • No fun is the #1 reason for dropping out • Every kid doesn’t get to play: only ⅓ of youths from low-income families participate while ⅔…

Report: How Coaches Can Prioritize Community Over Competition in Youth Sports A recent survey from The Kids Mental Health Foundation, reports that the benefits of youth sports include teamwork(88%) and friendship (82%) more often than competition(52%) or wanting to play at a higher level (35%). By — Audrey Lee A recent survey from The Kids…

Guidelines for Sidelines Parents Play a Pivotal Role in Creating a Positive Youth Sports Culture Parents play an important role in the youth sports experience. From driving to practice to being in the stands on game day, our support means the world to our children. Unfortunately, the sports parent today is often vilified, with too…

Teaching Positive Athlete Behavior It is the coach’s responsibility to model positive, respectful behavior at all times. As Play Like a Champion’s Kristin Sheehan notes in Part 2 of her series on athlete behavior, this is the first key to forming the athletes we coach (see video to right). Coaches are models for their athletes;…