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When Winning Means Losing
This article from Family Fun at Disney offers ways to know if you are an overzealous sports parent and what to do about it if you are.

Are Your Children Ready for Sports?
From WebMD, this article examines the stages of readiness of children physically and emotionally to participate in youth sports activities. An excellent source of information!

Coaching Your Own Child
This article by Dr. Richard Stratton focuses on how to handle your own child as a member of a team for which you are the coach. This situation brings up interesting challenges for all of us who are involved in the lives of our children, and Dr. Stratton offers some good perspective and advice on this issue.

Coaching Youth Sports
This site offers an excellent newsletter for those dads (and moms) who coach their children’s sports teams. CYS offers an online discussion forum, excellent articles and helps for parents who interact with coaches.

Coping With Difficult Coaches
Coaches of youth athletic teams mean well but sometimes they don't reflect the parents' attitudes about sports and recreation. Dealing with a coach that doesn't reflect your view is pretty intimidating sometimes. This article offers advice about managing this relationship.

The National Alliance for Youth Sports
This organization provides tips for parents and youth coaches on dealing with sports minded children, and some of those who have difficulty with sports. The Alliance’s mission centers on teaching sports skills and sportsmanship.

The Young Athlete
Information from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons about sports injuries in young athletes. This site has lots of good information about preventing and treating these injuries in our kids.