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Kids and Sports



Sports are often considered a cornerstone of childhood, whether in structured leagues with lessons and schedules or in neighborhood pickup games and at family outings. Participating in sports can be an excellent way for kids to develop physical and emotional health, but cultural and parental expectations can also add a lot of pressure or unhealthy habits to a child’s self-development. Finding healthy ways to incorporate sports is a key part of children’s well-being.

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How to Make Your Kid Hate Sports Without Really Trying

70% of children drop out of organized sports by age 13, according to research

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Op-Ed: Are Youth Sports Harming Our Kids’ Mental Health?

Evidence suggests that as young people compete more intensely in sports, gains in mental wellness may be replaced by mental health challenges particular to competitive athletics.

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Youth Sports: The Problem, Say Kids in a New Poll, Is Adults

Youth sports, through the eyes of kids polled by i9 Sports, have a problem: the adults who run them. Eighty-four percent of kids said they either want to or have quit a team, and a third wish adults didn't watch their games because it makes them nervous.

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Eat Right to Play Hard

Active kids need "high-octane" fuel. In addition to calories for daily activities, health, brainpower and growth, child athletes need energy for sports. To give their performance a boost, feed these young athletes power foods packed with nutrients.

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Youth Sports: Tips to Help Kids Handle the Pressure

Is your child feeling the pressures of a team or individual sport? Here are some tips on helping them handle the pressure.

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Raising Tomorrow’s Champions: What the Women’s National Soccer Team Teaches Us About Grit, Authenticity and Winning

An extraordinary parenting and life lessons book as told through the eyes of the greatest women’s soccer players of all-time, including Mia Hamm, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach, Crystal Dunn and more than 100 others.

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11 Tips for Coaching Athletes with ADHD

Get to know them really well. Find out from the athletes or their parents (depending on age) what has worked, what definitely doesn’t, how to recognize the early signs of frustration and how to get them back on track.

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The Grit Advantage Highlights

Success is no longer measured by the grades in a report card. Instead, it’s cultivated across the sports field through 8 defining values.

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Surviving School Sports: Sports Psychology Advice for School Athletes, Their Coaches and Parents

This is a collection of articles by a sports psychologist working in Grahamstown, South Africa. It focuses on the nature of school sports and the mindsets that are needed for success, both from the athletes and from the people around them.

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Fair Play

Despite recent legislative pushback, schools across the country are recognizing the important benefits of equal participation in sports for all young people, including transgender youth.

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