Toxic Sports Parents Experiences 50 Crazy Parent Issues
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Toxic Sports Parents Experiences 50 Crazy Parent Issues

I ran into a few toxic sports parents, this past Spring 2022 while helping out two youth football teams in a part time capacity. One team with vocal obnoxious parents got me thinking about past and present; Toxic Sports Parents Experiences, my 50 Crazy Parent Issues. After getting assaulted at a game a few years…

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How to Talk to Your Child’s HS Coach Why Your Child is not Starting

I get a ton of comments on one of my minimum play time player articles on the subject of bad high school coaches and a ton of search requests about how parents should talk to high school coaches about their child’s playtime on the team.  I actually ask myself the same question since I have…

Helicopter Sports Parents – Focus on the Team not One
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Helicopter Sports Parents – Focus on the Team not One

Helicopter sports parents is a term used to describe parents that hover over every aspect of their children’s lives.  I might be one, but I hope not.  I guess I need to ask my sons’ teachers and coaches to get the real answer.  🙂 I find it interesting that most helicopter sports parents that I…

Play for Fun, but Winning is Funner
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Play for Fun, but Winning is Funner

“Play for Fun but Win for the Team!” is my youth tackle football team’s slogan for the 2008 Arvada Youth Football Association’s Pirates. After a Flag game loss in 2007, my 9 year old players taught me they like having fun but not if they are going to lose. They really want to win, because we…