What Basketball Coaches Want Parents to Know
You wave at your kid’s coach when you drop off. You wave again at pickup. Fifteen Saturdays a season, that’s the whole relationship. But the man or woman running that practice spends more one-on-one hours with your seven-year-old than almost anyone outside your own house, and most parents have no idea what’s actually going on […]
Always Late to Kids Sports Practice? Fix Your Mornings
You’re standing in the driveway yelling “we are LEAVING” while one shoe is still missing and someone forgot their water bottle for the third time this week. If your family is always late to kids sports practice, you are not failing at parenting. You are failing at a system, and systems can be fixed. September […]
Smallest Kid on Basketball Team? Why That’s a Superpower
Team photo day. Every year, same story. One of my boys standing in the front row, not because he wanted the good spot, but because he was the smallest kid on basketball team. He’d look at that photo later and go quiet for a second. I knew exactly what he was thinking, even if he […]
What Should My Kid Eat Before a Basketball Game?
It’s 45 minutes before tip-off and your kid just asked if they can have a bag of chips and a juice box for dinner. You’re already running late. The gym bag is by the door. And your child is standing at the pantry looking at you like you’re the one making this complicated. Sound familiar? […]
Bling Baller: The Shoes Don’t Play For You
The best basketball books for kids don’t just teach dribbling. They teach life. And Bling Baller is one of those books every sports parent needs on the nightstand. Your kid is standing in the store, eyes locked on those basketball shoes. The ones their favorite player wears. They’re 100% convinced those shoes will make them […]
My Kid Won’t Pass the Ball: A Sport Parent’s Guide to Sharing
Your kid gets the ball and the whole world disappears. Teammates waving. Coach calling. And your child? Dribbling. Still dribbling. Going for the shot again. If you’ve been in those bleachers doing the slow cringe behind your sunglasses, you are not alone. Welcome to the ball hog phase. Why Kids Won’t Pass Basketball (And What […]
Dear Basketball Dad: A Father’s Day Letter From the Bleachers
You know that guy in the driveway at 7 PM, still rebounding for his kid even though dinner’s getting cold? The one who drove 45 minutes to a gym he’s never heard of on a Saturday morning and didn’t complain once? That basketball dad deserves more than a tie this Father’s Day. Every Basketball Dad […]
5 Ways to Pick the Best Basketball Camp for Beginners
Choosing the best basketball camp for beginners can feel overwhelming. The flyers are piling up in the gym lobby. The Instagram ads started two weeks ago. Every parent in the pickup line is talking about which camp their kid is doing this summer. And now your six-year-old is tugging on your sleeve asking, “Can I […]
5 Signs Your Child Has Sports Anxiety (And What to Do)
You packed the bag. You filled the water bottle. You pulled into the parking lot five minutes early. And then your kid looked at you from the backseat and said, “My stomach hurts. Can we just go home?” Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Sports anxiety in kids is one of the most common things I […]
When Your Kid Says “I Don’t Want to Go to Practice”
You’re grabbing the water bottle, tying their shoes, keys in hand. And then it hits. The lip quiver. The crossed arms. The dreaded words: “I don’t want to go.” If your kid doesn’t want to go to basketball practice, take a breath before you react. This moment happens to almost every sport parent, and how […]