Author: Janis B. Meredith
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How to Prepare Your Child for a New Year
As a new school year gets underway, your children may face changes. Do they have a new coach? New school? New teacher? Children react differently to change. One may have…
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Start Your New Season With These 10 Winning Attitudes!
Back to school means back to school sports, or maybe it’s back to fall travel sports for your child. To give your child the best chance for success and to…
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A Three Step Teamwork Blueprint for the Adults in Youth Sports
No one will argue that teamwork is what makes a team great. Spend some time hanging around successful teams and I’m pretty sure you will sense true camaraderie between players….
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When Your Child Wants to Give Up
One of the hardest things for me as a sports mom was watching my kids get discouraged. It would happen after they’d worked hard to win a starting spot, a…
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Teach Your Children the Fun and Safe Way to Have a Sports Rivalry
Sports and rivalries go hand-in-hand. The contests and the histories between teams can unite communities and inspire athletes to do their best. But sometimes fans lose perspective and rivalries…
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How Coaches and Parents Can Work Together
Parents and coaches do not have to agree on everything to be partners. They merely need to remember that they are both on the same side when it comes to…
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3 Ways To Challenge Your Athlete
There is nothing more frustrating than standing on the sidelines or sitting in the bleachers, helplessly watching your child make mistakes and play half-heartedly. The desire that many sports parents…
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How Your Child Can Lead Even When They are Not in Charge
Life teaches us that the authority to lead and the chance to lead go hand-in-hand. Your kids may feel that when they’re given the authority—as team captain or co-captain—then they…
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7 Core Values of Youth Sports
Every now and then we all need reminders of what youth sports is really all about. Use these core values as that reminder and never forget that youth sports are really about…
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4 Mindset Shifts That Will Change the Way You Watch Your Child Play
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