Injury is Among Top Reasons Why Kids Stop Playing Sports

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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 got hit in the face with a softball during one of her games and now she's petrified to play.  How should we protect our kids from unnecessary injury and when they do get hurt and don't want to play anymore, should we back off? A: I believe there are two types of sports injuries when kids play. There are physical Read more [...]

Year-round Sports for Kids — Pros + Cons

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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: What are the benefits of year-long sports teams? Do you think that kids get tired or burned out from playing and practicing so much? A: Every kid is different. The idea of a year-long sports team wasn't invented by some eight-year- old kid who said, "Oh, in order for me to really enjoy baseball, I have to play it September Read more [...]

Enough’s enough — How many sports should one child play?

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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 softball and now she wants to play lacrosse. We’re happy that she likes sports, but worry she's taking on too much. Not only that, we don't have time to drive her to practice every night of the week. Should we limit her to one sport? A: We as parents sit on a three-legged stool, where we have a family; Read more [...]