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Interesting Articles Online

Response to Comments in Local Paper by Brian DeVine   NEW
A letter written to a local paper on the undue importance placed on high school baseball team.

Success in a One-Win Season by Tal Alter

How One Parent Handled A Problem With Playing Time by Jerry Norton
Sports Rage - An Unfortunate Sign of the Times by Jerry Norton

External Links...
When cheers turn into jeers
An article from US News Online about the sad state of youth sports.

Here are several excellent articles that youth coaches, parents and even players should read. The first two are on "Motivating Youngsters" and appear on the kid-e-sport.com web site. To select these articles click on the links below:
"Motivation of Young Athletes" by Richard K. Stratton, PhD
"Motivation Is More Than Winning and Losing" by Darren C. Treasure, PhD

This article is one many young parents should find very helpful. It discusses the sports that are appropriate for children of different ages:
"Parents should Steer Kids Toward Age-Appropriate Sports" by Jeanie Davis

And here are two simple but concise articles from the Gibault Catholic High School site. The first  identifies a list of Sportsmanship Criteria for Coaches, Participants and Spectators and provides a list of acceptable and unacceptable behavior:
"Sport a Winning Attitude"

The second article is a wonderful critique of sports parents from the kids perspective. Parents should check this out, then ask their child if he or she would care to expand or modify the list:
"Ten Things Parents Don't Get About Kids And Sports"