Parents

Resident sports psychologist Dr. Richard Ginsburg offers tips to keep the lacrosse experience age-appropriate for the entire spectrum of youth athletes.

Youth sports desperately needs a symbolic hedge to create a space in which participants grow, writes PCA’s Jim Thompson.

We asked five college coaches what sports their kids play, and how it has benefitted their overall youth or high school sports experience.

Coaching your child’s team can be tricky. Here are some tips for doubling as parents and coaches.

Positive Coaching Alliance’s Jim Thompson offers postgame-friendly questions for the car ride home.

An open letter from the mom of a 10-year-old youth player who spent the weekend in Florida interacting with and learning from Team USA.

The nature of officiating is to react to a play and call it accordingly. Keeping the game safe is the first priority.

First-time lacrosse parents can face a big learning curve in determining how to properly equip their children for play. The new US Lacrosse Equipment Fitting Guide will ease the process.

When I was 17 years old, my father urged me to join him one morning to practice driving in the snow. When we arrived at the local parking lot turned open expanse of fresh powder, he asked me to take the wheel and get a feel for the car. I drove cautiously, stopping and accelerating at low speeds. My dad chuckled as I gripped the handle tightly at 10 and 2 and worked to gain control of the 1974 Volare station wagon.

Making the "B" team isn't the end of the world. It might be the best thing that ever happened to your child.