Tips for Fueling Vegetarian Teen Athletes Being a vegetarian might seem at odds with also being a competitive athlete, but it’s becoming far more common, even at sports’ highest levels. Martina Navratilova, one of the best tennis players of all-time, credits a plant-based diet as the reason she was able to win majors into her…
Thriving or Surviving: Signs Your Kid Is Stretched Too Thin There are so many extracurricular activities available for young people now, including youth sports, art classes, religious schools, STEM activities, music lessons, language, and the list goes on. What educators have learned over the years is that young people stay out of trouble when…
17,000 Referees Reveal The Real Problem With Sportsmanship in Youth Sports Sportsmanship is one of the values adults hope children learn from youth sports, but new data suggests the kids might understand sportsmanship better than the adults. According to a 2017 survey of more than 17,000 referees, parents and coaches cause the majority of problems…
How Youth Sport Parents Encourage Doping – Without Even Knowing It! The use of illegal performance enhancing substances (PEDs) by school-age athletes is on the rise, leading researchers to investigate how kids develop positive or negative attitudes about doping. While many media pundits place blame at the feet of elite and pro athletes who…
How Youth Sports Can Lead to a Better Job Later in Life By TrueSport As parents, we all like to think we’re steering our children toward activities and opportunities that will help them lead happy, productive, and fulfilling lives. We encourage them to work hard, have integrity, take risks, show gratitude, be respectful, etc. But…
How Youth Sports Develop Ethical Men and Women By TrueSport Among a parent’s biggest goals is to raise healthy, ethical, and honorable adults. We want our children to like and respect themselves, respect others, and enhance the lives of people around them. One of the most prominent conversations over the past year has revolved around…
Sports Nutrition Tips For Promoting Healthy Bones By TrueSport Kids who participate in youth sports achieve greater peak bone mineral density in their 20s than kids who watch from the bleachers, but only with adequate nutritional support. In some extreme cases, poor dietary choices coupled with high intensity exercise can reduce bone mineral density instead…
How to Increase Your Chances of Achieving Your Goals Think you’re set you to achieve your goals this year? Check out these tips from Olympic Swimmer, Cody Miller! — 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…
5 Reasons to Keep “Fat Burner” Supplements Away from Young Athletes Kids, teens, and adults are usually bombarded with media messages about weight loss at the beginning of the new year. Many young athletes face a double helping of this pressure because weight loss and/or fat loss is often touted as a path to improved…
Over Snacked: Fixing the Snacking Epidemic in Youth Sports By TrueSport A healthy relationship with food is one of the many things parents are supposed to help children develop. We want them to choose fresh before packaged, fruit before fruit-flavored, and vegetables before they get fried. But beyond the foods themselves, the times and reasons…