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Know Your Triggers

In addition to knowing how your own sports biography can affect your child’s youth sports experience, it’s also important to know what triggers you when you watch your child participate in sports.

Why Am I So Critical After My Child’s Game?

I often find myself angry and critical after watching my son play a soccer game and catch myself becoming really judgmental and negative about the coaches and referees—and even my own son […]

Latest Book: Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment

Beyond Winning with Whole Child Sports offers an alternative approach to teaching sports to kids.

Why Am I So Critical After My Child’s Game?

I often find myself angry and critical after watching my son play a soccer game and catch myself becoming really judgmental and negative about the coaches and referees—and even my own son […]

Camilo Villegas | “Spiderman Unmasked” | SI Golf Plus | May 2006

Camilo villegas wears a quizzical look as he steps from the scorer’s trailer after the second round of the Shell Houston Open.

The Shocking Injury Statistics in Youth Sports

It’s up to us as parents to ensure that our young athletes follow properly balanced preseason and in-season training and conditioning programs in order to proactively prevent injuries.

Edwin Valero | SI.com | December 2008

Born a survivor, Valero wants to test his skills against Pacquiao

Edwin Valero on his way to a knock out victory over Mexican Antonio DeMarco in F

Antonio Margarito | SI.com | July 2008

Antonio Margarito was finishing his third set of abdominal crunches on a breezy evening in late April when he was told of the confrontation unfolding on the street outside the Gimnasio Azteca. The newly crowned IBF welterweight champion bounded up […]