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		<title>The Role of the Youth Athlete</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, this is something interesting the think about.  We often think about the role of the coaches or the role of the parents, but what about the role of the players?  Are you giving them guidelines each year?  I personally don&#8217;t think the responsibilities of the player are emphasized enough.  Even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25 Benefits and Values of Youth Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[25 Benefits and Values of Youth Sports
By Randy Brown
I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll agree that there are so many great benefits associated with playing fastpitch softball.  You learn so many lessons by participating in sports.  It used to annoy me at times when I&#8217;d go to job interviews and the interviewer would imply that it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Common Sports Parenting Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacie</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m a youth soccer coach and sports mom/step mom to four young athletes aged 8 to 19. Our kids dance, skate, ski, run cross-country, and play soccer, lacrosse, football and basketball.
As a sports parent, I&#8217;ve dealt with sports kids who:
1. Are stars in practice but choke up during competition (and then get angry at themselves).
2. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Too Involved?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Are Sports Parents Too Involved?
By Dr. Patrick J. Cohn and Lisa E Cohn

One sports parent began training his son at the age of four to become a pro football player. The dad quit his job to facilitate his son&#8217;s coaching. The boy is now 12 and spends 10 hours per day training with his [...]]]></description>
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