I recently read an article in the NY Times by Ken Belson about the suspension of Pop Warner Football coaches in Massachusetts for creating an unsafe playing environment.  (Click Here to read Article)  The article discusses the penalties imposed on coaches of two teams in a mismatched game, during which 5 players on the ‘smaller’ team were diagnosed

Today’s children need youth sports to teach them valuable life lessons and core values more then they have ever needed them in history.  As recently as 15 years ago, popular television and music still exemplified many family values that we would consider, positive, such as friendship, caring, and respect, but that has all changed.  The

There is an astronomical amount of money being spent on youth sports by parents, as well as huge investments by corporations who profit off of equipment, tournaments, recruiting services, and even live, streaming little league games.  This has created amongst parents a ‘keep up with the Joneses mentality” in everything from Little League to youth

It is hard to venture out to any youth sports fields these days and not think to ourselves “There is something wrong with this picture.”  Youth sports do not look like they did 20 or 30 years ago.  Sure there were a few ‘crazy’ coaches and over the top parents, but for the most part