Parent

Find tips to help you and your youth athlete cope

The program offers head-to-toe equipment, age-appropriate instruction and certified coaching to first-time players in a fun and safe atmosphere Area youth, including students from the University of Notre Dame Robinson Community Learning Center, took to the ice recently as part of the Little Blackhawks Learn to Play program, a legacy of the NHL Winter Classic at […]

When players make a mistake, they’ll often look over at their coach or parent. Sometimes a simple look back is all they need. Tim and Dolores Roessler can’t sit still as they watch their two daughters compete for the Indian Hills softball team. The Roesslers sit together for an inning, then the next inning they […]

Watching our kids compete can feel like an emotional rollercoaster. I’ve felt this myself more than once. One minute I’m on top of the world when they get a best time and win their event. Then, in the abyss when they don’t show up for their event and I wonder what happened. I was talking […]

Do everything you can to keep that from happening because the lesson he will learn from this experience will help shape his character for life. If you have a child in youth sports, then you know that kids sometimes get into a slump. The question is how to motivate your child out of that slump. The […]

“We are grateful for the support of so many. It’s like we always say, a strong school system helps create a stronger community.” There was unity, community, and great sportsmanship on full display when the St. Bernard Parish School Board hosted its annual Special Olympic Games at Chalmette High School’s Bobby Nuss Stadium. Nearly 180 […]

You’ve probably seen the sign, on the internet if not in real life. It reads: Reminders From Your Child: I’m a KID It’s Just a GAME My Coach is a VOLUNTEER The Officials are HUMANS NO College Scholarships will be Handed Out Today The weather has been more of a factor in disrupting the spring […]

Learn the proper way to snack between meals.

I have a question for swim coaches and parents. When our kids have huge dreams, should we tell them what is realistic and reasonable? Or, do we encourage them to dream? Every child I interviewed for our team’s newsletter dreamed of being an Olympian. Yes, it can happen. It did twice in our club’s 50-year […]

I received an email from a dad who was second guessing his decision to move his daughter to a new team. They switched teams to benefit the entire family’s schedule. Here’s the email and my response: “Dear Elizabeth, I was wondering if you could help me with a conundrum my family is having. My daughter […]