Ethical Parenting

Posted on October 23, 2013 by admin

Here is an article from New York Magazine titled “Ethical Parenting–Is Such a Thing Possible“. Given the challenges of raising kids in a competitive environment both on and off the playing field, I thought the piece addressed many of the complexities of making decisions for and about our kids. Please enjoy.

Backyard Sports Cares brings 30 young adults to Brant Lake Camp

Posted on August 27, 2013 by admin

On August 23, 2013, Backyard Sports Cares headed up to Brant Lake Camp in the Adirondack Mountains with 26 boys and girls from The Edward Williams School’s Amazing Afternoons Program and the NewFlex Youth Program in Mt. Vernon. The directors and ownership of Brant Lake graciously donated the use of their camp for the trip. Our goal was to give these kids the full sleep away camp experience. As soon as the kids arrived at camp they went for a swim in the beautiful mountain lake, and then kept Read more [...]

Backyard Sports Cares Hosts 2nd Annual “Bits and Pieces Field Day” With Help From Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by admin

BYSC hosted an athletic and academic field day at the Bits and Pieces Camp in White Plains. The field day, held on July 26th, was put together for 155 campers by the Backyard Sports Cares staff. Our organization partnered with 40 volunteers from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of Tarrytown, NY and hosted six different athletically and academically based activity stations for the campers. Regeneron coordinated a science station and taught them about the genes and DNA of strawberries. Other Regeneron Read more [...]