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Sports Safety Tips All Youth Coaches Must Know – Printable

Sports Safety Tips to Show You Know What You Are Doing Accidents and injuries happen in sports. But that fact does not excuse coaches from possible negligence. Lawsuits were once rare occurrences, but are much more common in today’s world. Many injuries are avoidable when knowledgeable youth coaches insist on cautious proceedings. For the most part, knowing and using these sports safety tips will absolve coaches of negligence charges. Of course, no one wants to see athletes injured at all. You must make everyone’s well-being priority number one and be aware of any of the possible dangerous aspects of play. Running safe training and games … [Read more...]

Sports Parent’s Rules to Develop Character [Printable]

Sports Parent's Rules for Athletes Nowadays, nothing having to do with youth sports is easy as it was many years ago. Believe it or not, there was a time when parents would send their kids off to practices and games without it being a big deal. At least, that is how I remember it when I grew up. Today, drama seems to surround the youth sports scene. I guess it is understandable with the big business that youth sports now entail. Money seems to change things and usually not for the better. Parents have to step up and help their kids learn right from wrong in this environment. If they do not, there is a good chance kids will not learn the … [Read more...]

Sports Parents Guide [Don’t’ let your kids get away with these]

Sports Parents Guide - Don't Worry, you can still be a positive parent This sports parents guide suggests you can still be a positive coach and parent and teach life lessons along the way. It seems as though positive parenting and positive coaching get a bad rap these days. People assume it means nothing but praising kids and attempting to build up their self-esteem all the time. That is not what it means, at least to me. Positive parenting and positive coaching are about helping kids learn to look at life in a healthy way and to help them mature into productive adults. Yes, positive means an upbeat, optimistic attitude, but that … [Read more...]

Help Your Child Make the High School Team [Weekly Tips to Print]

Parent tips to help your child make the high school team This infographic offers parent some helpful advice to help your child make the high school team. Of course, there is no substitute for talent and coaches will recognize the players with it immediately. No matter the sport, other things come into play when kids tryout for the high school team besides talent. I have even seen many solid players not make a team for failing to observe one or more of the tips in this infographic. I remember one very talented kids who did not make the high school team because he failed to help pick up baseballs at the end of practice. Something that seems … [Read more...]