Recently, the Aspen Institute introduced their Children’s Bill of Rights in Sports. I’ve been following the Aspen Institute’s Project Play Initiative for a while now. The Bill of Rights for Youth Sports is a fantastic initiative that is endorsed by dozens of sports luminaries and organizations. While #4 resonates with me because I believe thereContinue reading “Youth Have Right to Trained Coaches”
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It’s Little League World Series Time
For those of you longtime readers (thank you, by the way), you know my position with regards to the Little League World Series. I was looking for my favorite sports talk show (Pardon the Interruption) this afternoon and it wasn’t on because…ESPN was broadcasting the Louisiana-West Texas Little League World Series qualifying game. So, IContinue reading “It’s Little League World Series Time”
Youth Sports All Stars – How Do You Pick?
I recently was tasked to choose players from my team to be candidates for the League’s all star team. You might wonder given my philosophy, whether I think there should even be all stars in a recreational league. If done correctly, I think selecting all stars, recognizing them, and having them play additional games isContinue reading “Youth Sports All Stars – How Do You Pick?”
Hustle & Attitude 