Issues & Advice

Are you considering stepping up and coaching a youth sports team? Great idea, as long as you keep a few pointers in mind.

As a youth sports coach, you have plenty of responsibilities.

As a youth sports coach, you may come across the uncomfortable problem of an over-involved parent - and that’s putting it nicely.

Mainstream sports media tends to glorify the individual.

Injuries are an unfortunate inevitability of sports.

Even athletes who have reached the peak level of their respective sports can recall valuable lessons from their earlier days.

If you think the NFL has a reputation problem, just take a second to consider its offspring - youth football.

Youth sports teams are full of personality - kids are eager to make friends, compete and enjoy activities outside of school and their neighborhoods.

Youth sports coaches face a host of daily challenges, such as making decisions on playing time and finding the right balance between competition and fun.

Teamwork is a vague, catch-all term that gets thrown around like a football.