As a coach, learn how you can help your youth sports athletes reduce anxiety to make game day as good as a practice, for a more mentally prepared team.

The following recommendations are based on a collaborative effort by experts in childhood sports medicine from representative regions around the United States

For more than five years, Nate Baldwin was an innovator while leading youth sports programming for the Appleton (Wisconsin) Parks and Recreation Department. The department’s youth participation in four sports (basketball, baseball, soccer and flag football) increased by 70% from 2014 until early 2020, including gains of 188% in basketball and more than 100% in […]

As programs return to in-person activities, coaches have an opportunity to create a team space that not only helps players heal and adjust, but to thrive and develop resilience.

From meetings to conferences to trainings to family gatherings, we spend more time staring at a screen than ever before.

Some sports can be safely played as long as modifications are made.

Conversations that should be happening between coaches and parents

Continuing to follow the safety protocols that have worked so far will increase your team’s chances of getting to the end of the season healthy.

To help you in this process, we've put together some guidelines for how sports parents can contribute to a Coach-Parent Partnership that benefits youth athletes.

On opening weekend of high school football in Wisconsin, some things looked different, but the feeling was very familiar