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Youth Sports: A Call to Action & How You Can Help!
by Bob Bigelow -  WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR KIDS?
Picture the typical youth sports game – a blur of motion and sound. Some parents are busy cheering positively or just chatting among themselves, enjoying the day. Others are prowling the sidelines. The prowlers mean business. These parents become field generals, barking orders and commanding their children to excel.

New Concussion Study Highlights Need For More Education, Stricter Return To Play Guidelines

A new study in the journal Pediatrics contains some good news and bad news.

A new study in the journal Pediatrics contains some good news and bad news about sports concussion safety.

"Bad Acts" in Youth Sports: 4th Quarter 2008 Edition

A listing of acts of poor sportsmanship in youth sports in the last three months of 2008 and a shout out to a state athletic association standing up for good sportsmanship.

Winter Can Be A Wonderland, But Safety Comes First

Winter wonderland from the officeI think I may be doing a lot of writing this winter from my home office, by the looks of it. It seems like just yesterday that I was listening to the hummingbirds three feet away from my desk. Today the snow falls deep, giving me an opportunity to take it slow,  and have fun snow shoeing in the winter wonderland.

"Bad Acts" in Youth Sports: 3rd Quarter 2008 Edition

A listing of acts of poor sportsmanship in youth sports and a few shining examples of good sportsmanship.

MomsTeam: Past, Present, and Future

MomsTeam.com founder and editor-in-chief, Brooke de Lench, talks about how MomsTeam got started and its plans for the future.

Competitive Sports: Never Too Late To Achieve Success

Two thought provoking sports stories crossed my desk this week.

Concussion Results From Violent Shaking Of Brain Causing Temporary Functional Changes

In layperson's terms, a concussion results from trauma (e.g. usually but not always a blow to the head, face or neck) which causes the brain - a jellylike structure which is normally protected from collisions with the skull by a tough, fluid-filled membrane - to collide with the skull.
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