Could he? Would he? These were the questions I asked before my teen’s freshman year of high school. I wasn’t wondering about his course load, social life, marching band, or student council. No, I was wondering whether or not he could make the varsity team in his chosen sport. It would be such an accomplishment, [Read More]
The One about #GirlDad
Like everyone else, I was shocked to hear the news of Kobe Bryant’s death last week along with his daughter, her teammates and their parents, her coach, and the pilot. I didn’t know Kobe, but it’s tragic and sad and I am so sorry for all the families. Out of all the tributes that started [Read More]
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Just Buy the Team Swag, Moms and Dads
Whew. That’s me wiping my brow now that the fall sports season is over in our house. My son, 16, played water polo for his high school while my daughter, 12, played volleyball for her middle school. Both of them also played ice hockey a bit, too, as that is a sport that seems to [Read More]
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Thoughts I Have Driving Home from Work
So if my daughter has a game at 6 pm and my son has a game at 9 pm and each of them have to be there an hour early and it’s too far to go home in between games, what time do we need to leave and how many cars are we taking? GET. [Read More]
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How To Feed A Water Polo Team Breakfast
My son, 15, joined his high school water polo team this fall. I laughed and laughed. This was the kid that hated getting his face wet when he was little! And now he was in the pool 5 nights a week and 3 mornings a week for 2 fun-filled months. Yup. Nights AND mornings. Now, [Read More]
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7 Reasons I Am a Terrible Travel Sports Parent
For the first time in six years, neither of my kids is on a travel, or select, sports team. My son is in high school and participating with the high school sports teams. While travel team-esque, it is different. Meanwhile, my daughter found out that there were not enough players for there to be a [Read More]
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Who’s Who on Your Child’s Travel Team
Why, hello there, parents of a young athlete! So your tender pumpkin was special enough to make the travel team for football/basketball/hockey/lacrosse/softball/volleyball/[insert other sport here]. You’ve got an exciting ride ahead of you. That’s because if your tender pumpkin was awesome enough to make the ’08 Screamin’ Eagles AAA U10 team, then your tender pumpkin is definitely [Read More]
