Christmas Gift Ideas

What are your little sports nuts (kids and husbands) asking for Christmas this year? My kids want some NFL jerseys but I hesitate because players, especially star players these days change teams so often.

Most Coachable Kids

What gender and age group would you prefer to coach and why?

Friendship Smendship Part 2

During his time your child played in little league and other community programs, he/she played on usually the same teams with the same "friends". Now that they are older and their interest level in the same programs has gotten stronger/weaker causing them to want to either try different things or to stay the course while their friends went elsewhere. Did that affect which adults you hung out with as well? Without "abandoning" the true adult friendships that have also evolved through the years, should parents change their social tendancies towards the parents of the "current" close friends of their children in order to maintain that level of control that they are used to and to be a part of the same social circle as their kids? An often overlooked benefit is that it is still possible to develop additional solid friendships that can be just as strong as those that are already in place - that is "additional" friendships, not friendships that replace others. I believe that you can never have enough "true" friends. What are your thoughts?

Biggest Fan Contest

What sport rules in your household? Who is the biggest sports fan you or your spouse? Tell me your story. Post a link to your pictures.

Sports Widow Survival Kit

If you do not share your spouse's appreciation for watching the "Big Game" on TV( no matter what the sport or event), what else do you do to pass the time. Please share your thoughts and ideas.

Advice for Kids who don't make the "Cut"

Do you have any advice for parents of kids who have been cut from a school team? How can parents turn a negative into a positive? As a parent, did this ever happen to you? How did you handle it? Did it happen to you as a kid? What did your parents do?

My Little League Organization does a Great Job

Kids definitely come first at our little league. The administrators, coaches and parents really do a great job all year long supporting most of the projects that come up. The kids (and parents) are on a rewards system based on points earned through participation. This has been very successful as more people than ever are volunteering to work in the stand and to help clean up the grounds when necessary. What does your little league do to help increase parental participation?