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Speaker Information As a leading youth sports parenting expert, I help sports mothers, communities and families experience safer, saner, less stressful and more inclusive youth sports lives. My work as an author, speaker, Editor in Chief, spokesperson, and consultant is about providing constructive, practical and forward-thinking advice. For parents I provide talks that help mothers understand the critical role they can play in putting the words fun, game, and play back into the youth sports culture. For companies and organizations I am able to provide opportunities for creating deeper connectivity and understanding with sports mothers. For additional information click here. Resist The Urge To Critique Your Child's Athletic Performance By Brooke de Lench Asking Mom Not To Come: My friend, Cloe, was dropping off her son, Jake, before a soccer game scheduled to start in forty-five minutes. Jake and my sons dashed off to practice. "I'll wait until you park, Cloe, and we can walk over to the field together," I said. She looked at me dejectedly. "I won't be staying to watch Jake's game. He told me in the car on the way over that he didn't want me to come anymore." Read Full Story >> Articles Ten Signs of a Good Youth Sports Program Starting Your Child Out in Sports Some Tips for Parents How To Talk To Your Kids Coach 8 Tips for a Successful Youth Sports Preseason Meeting Pre-Participation Evaluations: A Primer for Parents Ways For Sports Parents To Set A Good Example Focus On Youth In Youth Sports Suicide of Ex Pro Football Player Highlights Need For Concussion Education In Youth Sports How to Balance Youth Sports with Family Life Attending Your Child's Practices: It Can Be A Rewarding Experience Equal Playing Time: Should It Be The Rule, Not The Exception? For The Glory Of Sport Grace Under Fire: Being A Good Loser Kids Just Want To Have Fun Modeling Appropriate Sideline Behavior Resist The Urge To Critique Your Child's Athletic Performance Selecting All-Star Teams: A Better, Fairer Way		Biography Youth sports parenting expert, speaker, author and syndicated columnist Brooke de Lench, author of HOME TEAM ADVANTAGE: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports (HarperCollins 2006) is the founder and Editor-In-Chief of MomsTeam.com. Read Full Bio >> Editorials The End (Winning) Doesn't Justify The Means (Abuse) Public Oversight Of Youth Sports Programs Needed It's Time for FIFA to Allow Padded Goalposts in Youth Soccer A Mother's Day Wish List Eliminating the Most Preventable Youth Sports Injury" Youth Sports Should No Longer Be A "No-Mom's Land" To Nineteen Athletes Dying Young An Appeal For Your Help Is The Demise Of The Women's WUSA A Blow To Women's Sports? A Mothers Day Gift For Each Of Us Not To Win But To Take Part Did The Death of A Hockey Dad Make A Difference? When Elite Athletes Get Cut: It's Just As Painful As For Kids Suddenly And Silently: Second Impact Syndrome Is Killing Our Children A Time For Prayers Keeping Our Children Safe On the Playing Fields Selecting Summer All-Stars Rethinking Youth Sports Kids Just Wanna Have Fun Welcome Media Tour Information Brooke de Lench has extensive live TV and Radio Sponsored Media Tour experience. For a copy of rates and to view past sponsor tours email her at bdelench@momsteam.com.