If you spend a game warming the bench, it can be frustrating. If you spend a season warming the bench, you have become better at precisely one thing: increasing the wood temperature. Every player, including Aaron Rodgers and Michael Jordan, has sat watching their teammates play at some point in their career. No one expects you to enjoy the situation,...

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Growing up is stressful. Competing in organized sport is stressful. Balancing schoolwork, life, and competitive sport is stressful. Watching your child experience the joys and despairs of their young lives are also stressful. It is a wonder that any of us make it through parenting and high school intact. And yet, plenty do; some even thrive. Here are some ideas...

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Inspiration Before Perspiration“How can I motivate my child to do more exercise?” Parents often ask me. “Play with them,” is my answer. This may seem simplistic, but it works. Children, up until their teenage years anyway, enjoy spending time with their parents: providing the parent is present mentally and emotionally as well as physically. Here are three tips on how...

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The biggest mistake I see parents make with their sporty child is talking too much. The second biggest mistake is using the wrong language when trying to help their child. Every parent has watched their child learn to roll, crawl, stand and walk and encouraged them along the way. They have given the child the opportunity to succeed and an...

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Spring is approaching, and parents and young athletes may be digging out last season's uniforms ready for preseason training. Shoes, helmets, and gloves are taken from the closet, dusted, and cleaned after a winter of disuse. Cries of, 'Mom, it doesn't fit me anymore,' may be heard around the suburbs. Parents reach into their wallets and buy new items so...

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