Leadership vs. Bullying: When “star” players demoralize others on the team

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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 son has been coming home upset after practice and games because one of the "star" players has been chiding him about not keeping up, missing shots, etc. What do you  do about over confident players who display arrogance to the point where it may be viewed as bullying by other children? A: This is the perfect opportunity Read more [...]

Keeping your child motivated when his playing time is cut short

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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 son is on our town soccer team and he adores his coaches and teammates but he gets discouraged because he doesn’t get as much play time as his friends. How can we keep him motivated and encouraged when he talks about quitting? A: Playing time is certainly a huge issue because kids don’t sign up for a sport to sit Read more [...]

The “Over-Coaching” effect and what kids lose when they don’t have fun

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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: Our son is in elementary school and he loves playing basketball with friends in our driveway. We encouraged him to join the basketball program at school, but it's not quite what we expected. There are a lot of coaching drills, but little "free-play" and this is frustrating our son who just wants to play. Do you think our child Read more [...]