Few things test a parent’s composure like watching your child sit on the bench while other players get the minutes. It is one of the most common sources of frustration in youth sports, and also one of the areas where parents most often handle the situation in...
Ask any youth basketball coach what makes their job hardest, and a meaningful number will mention parents in the stands before they mention anything about coaching the players themselves. This is not a criticism of parents as people. It reflects how easy it is for...
The car ride home after a basketball game is one of the most influential conversations a parent has with their child, and most parents do not realise how much weight it carries. What you ask, and how you ask it, shapes whether your child associates basketball with...
Parents watching for overtraining in a young basketball player usually look for physical exhaustion. Tiredness, complaints of sore legs, a player who seems worn out. That is often not what it looks like. The earliest and most reliable signs of overtraining and burnout...
Few topics in youth sport generate as much confused advice as strength training for young basketball players. Some parents were told it stunts growth. Others assume it is only for older teenagers. Neither of those beliefs holds up against the current evidence, and the...
The ankle sprain is the most common injury in basketball at every level, and it is also the one most frequently rushed. A player rolls an ankle, it feels better after a few days, and they are back on the court before the ligament has actually finished healing. That...
