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Police were called to a fight between parents at a youth soccer tournament in Barrie, Ont., Saturday. The fight involved verbal and some physical confrontations between an estimated 30 people, including parents, at the Victoria Woods soccer field on Lillian Crescent, said Barrie police. The fight was a result of a call made during a [...]

There is a sad trend that is taking over youth sports: Overly-involved parents crossing the line and verbally abusing — and sometimes assaulting — umpires. We had just such a situation in our town on Saturday night. Following the Yankton Post 12 and Blair game at the Lewis & Clark Wooden Bat Classic at Riverside [...]

The Buffalo Grove Park District this week installed a half-dozen metal “adult behavior” signs that try to encourage parents — in friendly, thought-provoking terms — to get a little perspective. The permanent signs at Emmerich Park, 150 Raupp Boulevard, read in part: “Of the hundreds of thousands of children who have ever played youth sports [...]

ROCKFORD — Sean Davidson didn’t want to play football anymore. Davidson, 11, had recently recovered from a concussion in the Raptors’ season opener of the Rock Valley Junior Tackle Football League. “I love football,” he said, “but I thought about me.” After playing tackle football for four years, Davidson didn’t think a concussion would ever [...]

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It isn’t just a rumor anymore, as evidenced by the videos popping up on Youtube featuring bad behavior by parents at youth sporting events. Many parents say they’re just trying to motivate their kids, but Burke Eilers, the director of counseling at Youth and Family Services says it sets a bad example… Click Here For [...]

(NECN) – The stories of lunatic moms and dads exhibiting frighteningly unsportsmanlike behavior on the sidelines seem to be endless – with an alarming number of the objectionable incidents taking place in New England. . From fisticuffs to verbal altercations – the insanity knows no bounds. Why do parents get like this when it comes [...]

       In this podcast episode Janis Meredith (www.jbmthinks.com) and I discuss the following: 4 Keys to helping your child have a great tryout Sports Nutrition Interview with Marie Spano:  Important high energy food choices Find out more about Marie at www.mariespano.com 3 Sports Parent Traps that keep you from parenting your best Athlete [...]

Do you want to be featured in the brand new Sports Parenting Report™?                     Earlier this week I announced a brand new resource for Sports Parents called The Sports Parenting Report™ coming in July 2012.  If you missed it click here. The premier issue will be [...]

At last…a resource for Sports Parents other than a book or a blog packed with tips, tools, and suggestions you can immediately use!                           Get ready for The Sports Parenting Report™ I am excited to announce that I have teamed up with  Janis [...]