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Why Sports Parents Sometimes Behave So Badly

By Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi — 2018

Youth sports organizations are increasingly reporting scenarios in which parents yell, threaten or physically assault coaches, referees, players or other parents.

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How ADHD Puts Athletes in the Zone

Athletes with ADHD tend to perform better in sports that require hyper focus, i.e. short and intense bursts of attention.

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Dr. Dale Archer
2014
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What to Steal from 6 Olympians’ Pre-Game Rituals

We can’t think of many more pressure-filled moments in sports than being an Olympic athlete on the starting line. To be ready to perform at the highest level, and deal with the inevitable nerves, each athlete has to find his perfect pre-competition routine.

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Lily Ford
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Rituals Keep These Athletes Grounded. They Can Help Parents, Too.

With stress levels high during the pandemic, every day can feel like overtime. Here’s how to take back control.

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Neha Chaudhary
2020
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The Fight for the Future of Transgender Athletes

A group of influential women’s sports advocates say their proposals are about fairness. But LGBT activists say their plans would endanger transgender rights — and transgender lives.

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Will Hobson
2021
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The Gender Equality Debate: A Boost for Women in Sport

If you’re familiar with us at Athlete Assessments, you might know we’re big believers in gender equality and are passionate about equal rights, equal pay, equal opportunity, and equal recognition, not only for female athletes, but for women in general.

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Rebekah Box
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The formula for gender equality in sports

How the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women transformed women’s college athletics.

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Diane Williams
2021
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How to Be a Good Sports Parent

Being a good sports parent is like being a good school parent. To make sure your kids get the most out of their participation, you need to participate too. Being involved, in a positive way, means you provide encouragement, support, and practical help.

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Catherine Holecko
2021
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All Play, No Fun: Pushing Back on the Pressures of Youth Sports

Amid increasing pressure to treat youth sports like a career, some families and educators are pushing back–demanding playtime be fun again, and offering solutions to make it equitable and affordable.

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Martin A. Davis Jr.
2021
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Five-Ring Fever: When Olympic Parents Push Their Kids Too Hard

Silver Medalist and mother Judi Brown Clarke warns about overzealous parenting.

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Susan Donaldson James
2012
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Brain games: how athletes' minds work

Elite athletes don't just jump higher and run faster—they think differently, too.

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Ben Rattray, Ross Cunnington, Damian Farrow
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