Posts Tagged ‘sports parenting’

Online Ettiquette for Student-Athletes

If your child has aspirations of playing sports in college, teach them online ettiquette and good behavior NOW!
More and more colleges are having to deal with the online behavior of their student-athletes.  It’s just one more public arena where a student-athlete can be seen.  I remember being in college and having our coach tell us [...]

Are You One of These Parents?

I have actually met parents like this.  Parents who feel that their child will be irreversibly hurt by failure.  Parents who feel that their child must have lots of winning experiences to “know how to win” and “know how to be successful.”
But is that the best way?  Is winning and telling your child she’s the [...]

Don’t Read This Post!

You’re reading this post aren’t you? I just told you not to. Why does that happen? You tell someone not to do something and they do it. It’s like telling kids not to write on the wall. What happens?  Next thing you know, they’re writing on the wall. Is it [...]

50 Tips for Helping Your Child Achieve

I recently came across a wonderful article for fastpitch parents.  This article includes 50 things you can do to help your child achieve in sports.
Here’s an excerpt from that article…
Helping Your Child Achieve in Sport – Fifty Things You Can Do
By Wayne Goldsmith
Fifty tips for parents of young athletes, to help them get the most out [...]

10 Tips to Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes

I just got a free copy of the e-book 10 Tips to Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes. There is a lot of great information in there for fastpitch parents.
The e-book discusses:

Pressures kids face
The role of youth sports psychology
Your role as a parent
The Top 5 Challenges for Young Athletes
The Top 5 Challenges for Sports [...]