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Sportsmanship
Emily was crying by the time the softball game ended. It wasn't because her team had lost. It wasn't because she was ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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WANTED: Behaved Parents on the Sidelines!
How often are the joyful sounds of laughing children running around a soccer field, gravitating to the ball like bees ...
Source: Women's Sports Foundation
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Bad Sportsmanship Among Parents at Children's Sporting Events
Taming uncivil behavior, especially by parents in the stands, is becoming an unavoidable initiative in school ...
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Parents' Guide: Putting YOUTH Back Into Sports
Sports are the most prevalent organized after-school activity for 22 million youth ages 5 to 17 in the United States. ...
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Some Sports Parents Are 'Out of Bounds'
Enthusiastic parents who line the bleachers or sidelines at youth sporting events are critical to their children's ...
Source: Health Finder (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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Taking the Pressure Off Sports Competition
Sports are a great way to have fun and stay active. Kids have lots of choices about which sports to do and whether to ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Sport Psychology: Quick Facts
Sport psychology is (a) the study of the psychological and mental factors that influence and are influenced by ...
Source: Women's Sports Foundation
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Some Thoughts About Youth Sports
Recently a trial was held that involved a father who killed another father at a hockey rink in Reading, Massachusetts ...
Source: Dr. Robert Brooks
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Rights and Responsibilities of Interscholastic Athletes
Introduction Interscholastic sports participation is a developmental, socialization opportunity that helps ...
Source: National Association for Sport and Physical Education
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Sexual Harassment in Athletic Settings
In light of the heightened awareness of sexual harassment in society today, it becomes imperative for those in ...
Source: National Association for Sport and Physical Education
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Letting Kids Be Kids
We all know them, don't we? "Those" parents - the ones no one wants to sit with in the bleachers because ...
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When Your Child Doesn't Make the Team
The beginning of the new school year means that team tryouts are just around the corner, and while some will make the ...
Source: Education.com
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Hazing: Rituals of Bonding or Humiliation?
Both the magazine Sports Illustrated and the newspaper USA Today published major stories about hazing incidents in our ...
Source: Dr. Robert Brooks
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When Your Kid Wants to Quit the Team
Sports can be a great way for kids to test their limits, improve their patience, and learn the meaning of teamwork. But ...
Source: Education.com
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A National Survey About Parent Awareness of the Risk of Severe Brain Injury From Playing Football
Abstract A survey was conducted to determine the level of awareness among parents of high school football players ...
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Steroids: To Test or To Educate?
Several school districts find a will and a way to examine their athletes for illegal substance use/ In February of last...
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Helping Your Child be a Good Loser
We've all seen the news clips of out-of-control parents who physically or verbally abuse their child's coach after a...
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Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Preparing for College: Exercising Your Options: Tips for Student-Athletes
You are an athlete. You look forward to working out, to pushing yourself, to competing against yourself and others....
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Scoring an Athletic Scholarship
Your teen has been balancing academics, athletics, and high school social life for years now. But all her hard work is...
Source: Education.com
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