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GG Galore: Betting on Youth Football?
What are we doing, America?
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✨Best Fun & Functional Youth Sports Gifts for the 2024 Holiday Season✨
It's not too late + a bonus gift rec for YOU.
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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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Five Youth Sports Trends You Need to Know
Grab your Caitlin Clark jersey, and let's dig into this year's State of Play!
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GG Galore: Election Day Distraction Links
some interesting youth sports news to check out when you need a breather
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Friday Thread: What’s the Biggest Issue in Youth Sports?
Join the convo!
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Please Leave The Cowbell Home
"I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell." - said Bruce Dickinson and no one else ever
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What Every Youth Sports Parent Should Know About Concussions
more informed parent = better protected athlete.
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GG Galore: Missed Connections
+ youth sports news galore
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How Sideline Coaching Derails Your Child
Dr. Megan Babb breaks down this growing phenomenon in youth sports.
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Megan Babb
GG Galore: Finding Joy in Crushing Defeat
Plus, the recent youth sports news that caught my eye.
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Your Next Read: "The Boys of Riverside"
Inspiring new book chronicles the triumphs of an all-deaf high school football team while highlighting deafness in America.
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Friday Thread: Your Kid Didn't Make the Team. Now What?
Happy Friday, and thanks to all our new subscribers over the past week.
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Thanks for Inspiring the Kiddos, Paris
A sprinkling of athletes who are seizing the Olympic platform with inspiring messages for young athletes.
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