Parents and Youth Sports
If you’ve got kids who play youth sports, and that’s true for the majority of parents these days, I want to share with you some words from Linda Flanagan in her excellent book, “Take Back the Game: How Money and…
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Youth Sports as Idol
Earlier this morning, I went online and purchased a book with a title that grabbed my attention. The book is Linda Flanagan’s “Back in the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids’ Sports – and Why It Matters.” While…
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Episode 182: “40 Years of Detention” – What The Breakfast Club Can Teach Us About Youth Ministry
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Episode 172: “The Pressure of Youth Sports”
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A Word to Sports Parents
As one who has raised kids who were involved in youth sports, who has coached youth sports, and who now has grandchildren involved in youth sports, I’ve watched the evolution of parents and their sideline behavior, including an overall decline…
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Sports Parenting 2
All this week we’re looking at how to push back on a youth sports culture that tends to value the wrong things, by living out our faith as sports parents. Have you ever taken the time to stand back and…
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Episode 134: “Integration of Faith and Sport” with Tim Sceggel
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