Monthly Archives: March 2016

My daughter’s coach makes her feel alienated

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Backyard Sports Timeout – Where our coaches field parents’ questions about Team Sports and offer ways to make it the Fun, Enriching Experience it’s supposed to be Q: My daughter plays basketball and her team recently added a new coach.  The change has been difficult because the new coach has a style that is incompatible with my daughter's personality.  She often feels berated and alienated. How should we deal with this? Nothing can inhibit a child’s experience more than a difficult Read more [...]

Backyard Sports Coaches Earn High School Basketball & Volleyball Team Wins

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Backyard Sports is proud to announce significant coaching acheivements by our staff this past winter: Nesta Felix, Backyard Sports coach and board member, led her Keio Academy of New York Volleyball Team to the sectional championship tournament.  Nesta's tireless positive attitude and energy has quickly turned around Keio's volleyball program. Her ability to mold young athletes into productive members both on and off the court is a unique strength. Backyard Sports basketball coach, Steve Read more [...]

I don’t want to raise my child to be a quitter, but he’s not happy playing his sport anymore

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Backyard Sports Timeout – Where our coaches field parents’ questions about Team Sports and offer ways to make it the Fun, Enriching Experience it’s supposed to be Q: My child doesn’t seem to be enjoying his sport anymore. He complains that it’s too competitive; he doesn’t get enough play time; the other kids are better than him, etc. Should we let him quit the team and the sport that he used to love? We don’t want to raise him as a quitter when things get tough. A: If your child Read more [...]