A Missed Opportunity

The Way You Win Matters It was a boys high school basketball game and I was sitting next to a father, whose son was playing for one of the teams. The father, who I’ll call “Jim”, was a former basketball coach at the high school and college levels. During the first half, a player on…

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Changing the Focus in Youth Sports

It was a typical cold, winter day in the northeast. Every available gym in the area featured youth basketball games, one game after another, from early morning into night. I watched as two 5th-grade boys rec league teams, one team in blue, the other in green, took to the court. Each team had 10-players. As…

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Respect Yourself, Respect Others

Self-esteem is under attack. Sociologists and psychologists are now telling us that efforts by parents to boost their kids’ self worth is a bad thing. That parents are wrong to try to instill confidence in their children. Chuck WilsonFounder & Executive Director Chuck Wilson is an award-winning host, interviewer, and commentator. He was an original…

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