I am blessed with the opportunity to share some of my time with your children as a coach. I love to work on technique, to be a positive influence on their day, and watch them grow and develop over time due to hard work and perseverance. I just have one request: help me coach your…
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Participation Trophies: The Great Debate
Kids today… they’re lazy, entitled, underachieving parasites. Why? Sports participation trophies, obviously. These trophies have become the scapegoat for all the problems we have with today’s youth. It makes me wonder what the previous generations blamed kids “softness” on. Rock n Roll? Indoor plumbing? The automobile? The chief complaint is that we tell our children…
Developing Emotional Resilience
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglas Seems simple enough, right? I read a parenting book, 21 Mistakes Parent’s Make, that began a chapter with Douglas’ quote as he went on to say that a mistake many parents make is that they raise children and not adults….