Issues & Advice

Follow these tips to establish a routine for cleaning and disinfecting your child’s equipment this season.

Hear from youth sports coaches on how to determine whether or not your kid should be allowed to quit their sport midseason.

Matt Kata is a former Major League Baseball player and the Cleveland Guardians Manager of Youth Baseball Development & Initiatives. Kata talks about using imitation to teach younger athletes.

Hazing is the practice of rituals and other activities involving harassment, abuse, or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group. Often held up as tradition, coaches may feel pressure to allow these rituals in the name of team bonding

Here are a few warning signs that perfectionism is taking a dangerous turn and explain what you can do to help as an athletic trainer.

Coaches often think they add value only by pointing out players’ flaws and trying to correct them. Positive Charting will help you “catch players doing things right.”

Dive into these protips pitcher Jared Donalson has learned on his sports journey so far.

As a coach, it's important to help the players on your team build supportive relationships with each other. These Get to Know You Activities can help players build those relationships.

Munciana Volleyball based in Yorktown, Indiana, shares eight drills players can run to improve ball control. Many of these drills can even be done at home or outside.

Team USA members about their favorite athletes, advice they would give kids and how participating in sports has set them up to be successful in life.