A parent emails you on a Sunday night. Their kid didn't start Saturday's game. The email is long, emotional, and detailed. It references the last three weeks of playing time....
A parent emails you on a Sunday night. Their kid didn't start Saturday's game. The email is long, emotional, and detailed. It references the last three weeks of playing time..
Your U10 families got the fall schedule three weeks before the season started. Practices were Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. Simple. Clean. Families planned around it. Grandma picked up the...
Your U10 families got the fall schedule three weeks before the season started. Practices were Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. Simple. Clean. Families planned around it. Grandma picked up the.
Your coach doesn't have favorites. Ask them and they'll say it without hesitation. They treat every kid the same. They make decisions based on merit. They don't play politics. Now...
Your coach doesn't have favorites. Ask them and they'll say it without hesitation. They treat every kid the same. They make decisions based on merit. They don't play politics. Now.
One of the most common sources of parent conflict in a youth sports program traces back to a single unresolved question: which commitments are genuinely required, and which ones are...
One of the most common sources of parent conflict in a youth sports program traces back to a single unresolved question: which commitments are genuinely required, and which ones are.
Watch a U14 practice at most programs and you'll see the same thing: a coach directing every rep, calling every rotation, solving every problem. The athletes are engaged. The session...
Watch a U14 practice at most programs and you'll see the same thing: a coach directing every rep, calling every rotation, solving every problem. The athletes are engaged. The session.
Your U11 coach gave out his cell number during the first week of the season. He was trying to be accessible. Approachable. The kind of coach who's easy to reach....
Your U11 coach gave out his cell number during the first week of the season. He was trying to be accessible. Approachable. The kind of coach who's easy to reach..
Your program runs at the same speed from September to June. Same practice frequency. Same game intensity. Same emotional stakes. Same ask of families week after week after week, for...
Your program runs at the same speed from September to June. Same practice frequency. Same game intensity. Same emotional stakes. Same ask of families week after week after week, for.
Count the parent emails you received last week. Not the routine ones. The ones that started with "I'm confused about..." or "Nobody told us..." or "Can someone please explain..." or...
Count the parent emails you received last week. Not the routine ones. The ones that started with "I'm confused about..." or "Nobody told us..." or "Can someone please explain..." or.
Your ten-year-old missed two practices because she had the flu. She's fine now. She's ready to play. But walking back into Thursday's practice, she feels like she missed a month....
Your ten-year-old missed two practices because she had the flu. She's fine now. She's ready to play. But walking back into Thursday's practice, she feels like she missed a month..
A parent walks up to you after practice. Their kid has been in the program for two seasons. The conversation starts with a question you've heard a hundred times: "I...
A parent walks up to you after practice. Their kid has been in the program for two seasons. The conversation starts with a question you've heard a hundred times: "I.