December 22nd, 2007

News Release Wire

Youth sports are extremely different today compared to 20-30 years ago. Although we expect sports to be a business at the professional level, we do not generally expect them to be business-like at the college, high school and youth levels. Unfortunately, however, youth sports have become more of a business than most people would like to admit. And with this business attitude comes pressure. Parents make comments about their children being the next Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, or Tiger Woods. Furthermore, it used to be that only colleges recruited student-athletes, but now it is very common for high school coaches, parents, and student-athletes to be “recruiting” student-athletes in middle school. Wanting our children to be successful is normal, but we need to keep things in perspective. We need to make sure that the FUN never leaves youth sports. Here are some tips to remember as you grow with your child in sports:

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