Young athletes discussing fair play and sportsmanship

How to Make Your Kids Aware of Cheating in Youth Sports

Children look up to those they admire. In most situations, sports-obsessed children desire to imitate whatever their favorite athlete performs. Both the good and the terrible. It is quite normal. Children attempt to copy the actions of their elders. It is why parents must be aware of their children’s views and react to certain situations.…
Child wrestling with the psychological aspects of youth sports cheating.

Cheating in Youth Sports and the Psychology Behind it

The practice of cheating in sports is not new. Since the dawn of modern sports, many players have been caught cheating. Cheating has also influenced the top three professional sports in the United States. Major League Baseball’s historic Black Sox incident occurred in the early twentieth century. Later on, doping engulfed the sports world. Tim…

Teaching Competition over Cheating in Youth Sports

In child sports, several unethical and unlawful shortcuts are utilized to cheat. It becomes difficult to teach children the distinction between such immoral behaviors and the proper manner of winning a competition, just taking advantage of possibilities under such situations. Youth sports are an excellent location to work on developing skills. When players can outplay…

How to Set and Manage Expectations in Your Youth Sports Organization

Determine your objectives Before beginning a season or even a stint as a league director, it’s critical to establish organizational goals. Knowing the objective of the league might aid in determining what goals should be set. Make it essential to create goals early and explain them to your whole team because they will affect who…

The Importance of Teaching Mental Health in Youth Sports

Regular physical exercise has several health advantages, including aiding in the formation and maintenance of healthy bones, muscles, and joints; assisting in weight management and fat reduction; and avoiding or delaying the onset of high blood pressure (GAO, 2012). One research found that exercise can prevent chronic illnesses as efficiently as medicine, making it one…

Top 5 Problem with Youth Sports in the United States

As a child, I used to like participating in sports. I learned the value of hard effort, collaboration, accountability, tolerance, failure management, and forming lifelong connections with teammates and coaches. Kids who participate in sports are less likely to be overweight, more engaged in school. More chances are that they attend college, suffer from chronic…