7 Steps to Teaching Youth Athletes To Respect Umpires and Referees Most people recognize being an umpire, official, or referee is a difficult (and often thankless) job. Yet ironically, many youth sport parents, coaches, and athletes insist on making this job even harder by shouting ridicule and criticism the referee’s way. While fans empathize with…
The 6 People Youth Athletes Should Respect TrueSport athletes should respect people other than just themselves (though that’s important too). There’s actually six types of people that that athletes should regularly show respect for, as explained by Olympic gold medalist in swimming and TrueSport Ambassador Cody Miller. — For more on teaching respect in youth…
What Makes A TrueSport Champion Perhaps no one knows better what kind of respectful behavior makes a TrueSport Champion than 2017 World Champion in steeplechase, Emma Coburn. — For more on teaching respect in youth sports, check out: • Learn.TrueSport.org for insightful articles and videos full of valuable advice • Teach.TrueSport.org for an entire lesson…
The Many Forms of Sports Respect Respect in youth sports means much more than just being kind to your opponents. Olympic gold medalist and TrueSport Ambassador Lauryn Williams shares just some of the many ways athletes can show respect. — For more on teaching respect in youth sports, check out: • Learn.TrueSport.org for insightful articles…
How To Prevent Bullying In Youth Sports Being bullied may make you feel helpless, but as Olympic medalist and TrueSport Ambassador Elizabeth Beisel explains, there are many ways you can deal with it effectively. — To learn more about how to prevent bullying in youth sports, check out: • Learn.TrueSport.org for insightful articles and videos…
How Many Bystanders Help Stop Bullying? If over 50% of kids have been bullied, how many bystanders provide help when they see bullying happening to their teammates, classmates, or friends, or other peers? Olympic gold medalist and TrueSport Ambassador Cody Miller shares this sobering statistic. — To learn more about how to prevent bullying in…
What To Remember If You’re Being Bullied If you’re being bullied, it’s important to keep in mind these words from Olympic medalist and TrueSport Ambassador Elizabeth Beisel. — To learn more about how to prevent bullying in youth sports, check out: • Learn.TrueSport.org for insightful articles and videos full of valuable advice • Teach.TrueSport.org for…
How to Intervene to Stop Bullying You may have heard it in school growing up, and your youth athletes are probably hearing it in school currently: If you see someone being bullied, it’s important that you take action to help stop it. But even though we know it’s up to us as witnesses to say…
The Stages of Bullying While bullying might seem like it occurs without rhyme or reason, it often follows similar and predictable patterns. This cycle can be brutally self-perpetuating at times and also incredibly difficult to stop as a victim, bystander, or even as an adult. The good news is that because bullies do often act…
5 Bullying Wake Up Calls For Parents Bullying is a huge topic in schools, on playgrounds, and in youth sports. And while parents are generally aware bullying is a problem, the natural tendency is to focus on our own children – both in terms of making sure they are not bullied and that they are…