Perspectives, Blogs, Coaches' Corner pieces and viewpoints from parents, coaches and other contributors who live youth sports.
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There is much controversy surrounding the use of artificial turf in sports and the potential health risks involved due to exposure—namely a type of cancer called Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, or lymphatic cancer. The type of artificial turf in question is…
Youth sports are supposed to be enjoyable, fun and educational right? Well, many times it they are, but too…
KSNNThe Relationship between Coach and Athlete Temper and anxiety levels affect your training. Many athletes and all amateurs also have full-time jobs…
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Blogs Center Stage (2000), streaming on Netflix, continues to be one of the most entertaining stories about ballet. The movie is about 12…
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Blogs It was December of 2001. I was a month into my first season as a varsity basketball player in my senior year…
Clifford Franks
Blogs City.Ballet, a 12-part web series on YouTube, takes you into the graceful but competitive world of ballet revealing what it takes to…
Melanie Carbine
Blogs Not all 9-year-olds can say that they have almost 1,500 subscribers to their YouTube workout videos. Most 9-year-olds haven’t met their sports…
Melanie Carbine
Coaches' Corner As a middle school teacher, I see the assistant principal tracking down and pleading with teachers to supervise various after school activities.…
Melanie Carbine and Desmond Boodram
Blogs Venus and Serena: Their Story and Their Struggle Two girls learning to play tennis in East Compton California with beads in their…
Melanie Carbine
Blogs The Perfect Game: No runs, no hits, no walks, no players reaching base for any reason. It is one of the rarest…
David Pate
Contributor Perspectives The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. Different from Upwards Sports in options and model,…
Desmond Boodram
Contributor Perspectives Stressed about where your child should play their sports? As parents, we will make many decisions on behalf of our children, throughout…
Desmond Boodram
Contributor Perspectives Sports Camps: Are they a good fit for your child? With the summer finally here it’s easy to get blinded by the…
Desmond Boodram
Coaches' Corner While the majority of coaches in youth sports have a healthy and encouraging attitude towards the young athletes in their charge, there…
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