Return to Play

As much as the uncertainty rattles coaches, it’s even more challenging for kids, many of whom rely on their sports teams for…everything: friendship, exercise, consistency, fun, motivation, competition, and for some, a sense of family.

As a coach, learn how you can help your youth sports athletes reduce anxiety to make game day as good as a practice, for a more mentally prepared team.

The following recommendations are based on a collaborative effort by experts in childhood sports medicine from representative regions around the United States

School may be iffy, but no football season? (Or soccer, or basketball?) Kids are having a tough time.

For more than five years, Nate Baldwin was an innovator while leading youth sports programming for the Appleton (Wisconsin) Parks and Recreation Department. The department’s youth participation in four sports (basketball, baseball, soccer and flag football) increased by 70% from 2014 until early 2020, including gains of 188% in basketball and more than 100% in […]

As programs return to in-person activities, coaches have an opportunity to create a team space that not only helps players heal and adjust, but to thrive and develop resilience.

Returning to play? Here's how you can keep your athlete off the sidelines and in the game.

Here's what you should know on how to make a safe return to play.

Adults must become more agile and teach their children to become more agile, too

When athletes get to the top ranks of their sports, they often think that other people only think of them as an athlete.