“Tough love is a good thing, but you have to bring the love before you bring the tough.” – Betsy Butterick This past month, we were able to witness some incredible basketball in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The games were intense, competitive, played in front of huge crowds, and showcased some incredible…
If you are anyway associated with youth sports these days, you have no doubt come across the scourge of youth athletes, especially young girls: the dreaded ACL tear. This week, a fantastic new article in the NY Times by Craig Welch told the heartbreaking story of his own daughter – and 19 of her teammates…
Every year we get numerous books sent to us and numerous request to appear on the podcast from new authors. And of course we are alwasy on the lookout for great books, and this year there were many of them. Every single year we do our best to narrow this list down to the one…
We have all been there. A tough match. A difficult result. You feel terrible, and then you get the dreaded phone call or email: “I need to talk to you about the behavior of parents on the sideline today. They were yelling at the young referee, and coaching the kids on every play. There was…
Nine years ago, on Fathers Day 2016 I published a blog post called “Life Lessons from my Old School Sports Dad.” It is one of my most requested articles, and I love to reshare it every Fathers Day because the lessons have become even more important as my own children have grown up. This year,…
Parents ask me all the time if I think their child has what it takes to play at the college or professional level. They are asking if I think their kid has enough talent. My reply: “How much are your kids willing to suffer?” In mid March, I had the privilege of attending the NCAA…
(This blog is contributed by our great friend Mackenzie (St. Onge) Morse. Mac was a collegiate hockey player and rugby player at Dartmouth, our intern at our first Way of Champions Coaching Conference, and then spent 4 years with the US Ski and Snowboard Team in an athlete support role. Today she is the Athlete…
Two weeks ago, my son TJ’s (#9 above with his senior teammates) high school soccer career came to an end in a state playoff game, culminating a week of highs and lows for me, of beginnings and endings, of joy and pain. All of those things come together in high school sports and that’s why…
To mark the release of our brand new book The Champion Sports Parent: Practical Wisdom for Raising Confident, Competitive, Mentally Tough Athletes, we wanted to offer our readers a sneak peak of the book introduction. Please enjoy, and if you are inspired, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GRAB A COPY from Amazon or CLICK HERE FOR…
Your influence is never neutral so use it wisely, just like my mother Kathy O’Sullivan did.