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The Scholarship Nazi Issued You a Beat Down. Should You Tell the Children?
(Note: The Scholarship Nazi was introduced in this post last week). Here's the situation. You've gone to the Scholarship Nazi about a baseball (athletic) scholarship for your son (or daughter). You made your pitch to him. He laughed in your face, took your little bat...
Say Goodbye to Parent Coaches at Age Thirteen.
Last week I discussed teaching communication skills to young men and women through school and sports as part of the eighteen year plan. This week I want to discuss having non-parents coach beyond the age of thirteen. Why Non-Parent Coaching? Since young men men and...
At Age Thirteen, Say Goodbye to Hover Mothers and Helicopter Dads.Teenagers Become Captains. Parents Become Navigators.
I have talked about children reaching adult status by age eighteen here. In the same article, I referred to the many life lessons that baseball can teach. Let's look at one life lesson -- a skill -- and explore ways to enhance the development of that skill in baseball...
The Big Picture: Make a Pledge to the Eighteen Year Plan. There are No Do-Overs in Parenting.
Babe Ruth League, Inc. provides baseball to young men through the age of eighteen. Yes, a lot of changes take place at the age of eighteen. For most, playing baseball starts to become less of a reality and more of a memory. Note that I described eighteen year old...
In Youth Sports, are you Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution? Pick a Side Because There is no Middle Ground.
Mark Hyman is a journalist and an author. One of his recent books is entitled: Until it Hurts -- America's Obssesion With Youth Sports and How it Harms Our Kids. I recommend it. You can read more about the book and where to purchase it here. But the reason for my...
“Flo-Rida” Youth Football League: Time to Blow a Whistle to Flo?
When big money infiltrates youth sports, you have to dig deep, real deep, in order to get at the heart of the matter. Through some investigation last week, we discovered how an oil/gas fracking business was tied to youth baseball. So let’s dig into Florida...
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