The Car Ride Home

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  Ask any athlete what they dread most about youth sports and a majority will say, the car ride home after the game. While many sports parents continue to stew, and even angrily verbalize over a bad call by a referee or questionable strategy from their child’s coach, most young players have already mentally moved on.  The game’s over; they’re done, and they don’t want or need ongoing negative commentary or a reanalysis.  While our kids don’t want the post game rehash, they Read more [...]

Being “That” Sports Parent

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By Danny Bernstein Most of us have witnessed  firsthand or heard examples of "the obnoxious sports parent". You know what I'm talking about: The adult on the sideline berating the coach, the referees, other parents, players or anyone he/she perceives as doing an injustice to their child or team.  But what about the parent who watches the game, while silently anguishing in doubt, tension, and a feeling of despair, when their child gets up to play?  How do we avoid being “that” parent? I Read more [...]

Doing Competitive Team Sports Right – So Everyone Gets to Play

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In an interview with Good Day Hudson Valley, representatives from Backyards Sports (BYS) and Backyard Sports Cares (BYSC), Danny Bernstein, Vin Minotti and Linda Banta, discuss the genesis of BYS and BYSC. Bernstein emphasizes how a commitment to dialing back the pressure to win at all costs and pumping up the intrinsic value of play continues to set BYS apart in the competitive team sports arena. Special Needs Recreation director, Linda Banta, along with her son Garrett, a participant in BYS Read more [...]