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Sickle Cell Trait and the Athlete—LaTonya L. Lewis

2020

Join us as we discuss the difference between sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease and what effects sickle cell trait can have on an athlete.

19:57 min

Youth Sports: The Problem, Say Kids in a New Poll, Is Adults

Youth sports, through the eyes of kids polled by i9 Sports, have a problem: the adults who run them. Eighty-four percent of kids said they either want to or have quit a team, and a third wish adults didn't watch their games because it makes them nervous.

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Peter Zheutlin
2012
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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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Surviving School Sports: Sports Psychology Advice for School Athletes, Their Coaches and Parents

This is a collection of articles by a sports psychologist working in Grahamstown, South Africa. It focuses on the nature of school sports and the mindsets that are needed for success, both from the athletes and from the people around them.

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Greg Wilmot
2025
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#HeySportsParents: An Essential Guide for any Parent with a Child in Sports

Sports Parenting Is Both An Art And A Challenge. #heysportsparents Defines The Critical Elements Needed To Develop Successful Athletes. The Co-authors, Sharkie Zartman, An All American Athlete And Dr.

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Sharkie Zartman, Dr. Robert Weil
2018
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Emma Raducanu Puts Success Down to ‘Very Hard-to-Please Parents’

Eighteen-year-old US Open winner says upbringing has given her mental strength to succeed.

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Sean Ingle
2021
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The Joy of Six: US Athletes’ Pushy Parents

From Andre Agassi’s terrifying father to the dad who inspired a novel, half a dozen parents who just couldn’t let go.

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Les Carpenter
2015
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