| Youth Sports and Education might seem like an odd combination, especially in today's world we are seeing more and more schools taking a hard look at their budgets and cutting many of their athletic program budgets as well as other programs and we as parents having to spend more money to allow our kids to play sports in or out of school. What parents and educators have either forgotten or fail to realize is that sports doesn't just teach about fitness, teamwork and competition. Sports can teach a whole lot more. You might even say that sports IS education. More...Posted On: 2/24/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
I recently got on a Rick Reilly trip, reading some old articles that he wrote, finding posts online and in this case seeing my life flash before my eyes. Here's another article that every sports parent needs to read. More...Posted On: 2/16/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
I was never a big reader of SI, but I just might have to start. Especially when it comes to reading some of the back issues. I found some online references to articles that were written by Rick Reilly on youth sports. The articles remain timeless, informative and introspective on the world of youth sports and on how both the kids and their parents deal with and view sports. More...Posted On: 2/16/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
Sometimes you read about someone who has something good to say and there is nothing really more to say about it. I found someone with twice as much to say. More...Posted On: 2/9/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
I also found this article published in USAHockey Magazine. It takes a very similar viewpoint and illustrates it with some real life facts and situations. More...Posted On: 2/4/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
The parents of youth athletes often quickly forget that the sport is supposed to be all about the kids. Many parents of the millions of kids involved in youth sports hope that their kid is going to be the next superstar in their sport and game fame and fortune as a professional athlete or an Olympic athlete or at the very least get a scholarship to college. What so many parents quickly forget is that the odds are against their kid. A very small percentage of children who play youth sports actually win those kinds of rewards. And in the end that isn’t even the stuff that matters. What really matters is that the child develops a fondness and appreciation for the sport throughout their lives, has fond memories of their experiences and gains valuable life lessons from the sport and their coaches and teammates. More...Posted On: 2/4/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
In 2006, an open request was put out to several hockey parents. The request was for stories related to our experiences with travel hockey tournaments. I thought that I had an interesting story to share and the story was published as part of that article. I found some therapeutic value in writing the story, but I also came to realize how resilient our children can be and how easily we can forget that fact. More...Posted On: 2/2/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
You know you are an athlete's parent when... More...Posted On: 2/2/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
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| Youth sports is a huge business and is growing every day. Every year millions of parents spend alot of money on equipment and fees and countless hours travelling to and attending sporting events in order to give their kids the chance to play team sports and participate in organized individual competitions. At the same time, those kids are spending countless hours practicing and competing in individual and team sporting events. While an increasing number of children and adults experience poor nutrition, poor physical fitness and are becoming increasingly more obese, the participation of today's youth in HEALTHY physical activity, sports and competion becomes increasingly more important. The goal of Youth Sports Watch is to find and bring to you the best news, resources, entertainment and sports equipment prices and information related to youth sports.
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