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NFL Veteran Matt Skura Has Many Concerns About Youth Sports Parenting
Including the bold question he asked his seven-year-old daughter.
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Stop with the Sideline Coaching Already
The long-term damage is real.
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How the USTA Foundation is Diversifying Tennis
Arthur Ashe’s dream of expanded access to tennis and education for underprivileged youth is stronger than ever.
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Sorry, Your Kid's Not the Next LeBron. Now What?
Crazy thought, I know. But turns out there are many careers in sports your kid can pursue as a backup.
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Can We Please Humanize Youth Sports Tryouts?
Another unnecessarily professionalized slice of youth sports. Sigh.
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GG Galore: Football For All
Super Bowl champion embraces LGBTQ+ youth
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My Kid, the Athlete and What Else ?
A warning.
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Survey Says: Stunning Number of Parents Believe Their Kid Might Go Pro
Takeaways from Project Play Summit 2025 and the new sports parenting survey.
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The Perils of Club-Hopping in Youth Sports
Why jumping ship isn't always the answer even when it seems obvious.
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Conflict of Interest
A few thoughts on unknowingly getting tangled in the youth sports web.
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Could Flag Football's Explosion Alter the NFL's Pipeline?
And what does it mean for your kid?
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When it Comes to Athletic Greatness, Advantage Younger Siblings
Many older siblings thrive too, of course, but data and logic show a harder path.
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GG Galore: Betting on Youth Football?
What are we doing, America?
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U.S. Soccer's Missed Goal: The Case for School-Year Age Groups
U.S. Soccer deserves a red card for its mishandling of the youth soccer age vote.
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