When I started coaching my sons, I never expected to be writing about it one day. I wanted to be involved in their lives, the way my dad had as my Little League coach, and help them find at least some ...

Kids' sports have a price. There are likely millions of parents who will pay it, whatever it is. “I think youth sports have gotten too intense and I think it could lead to coaches’ depression and ...

As of January 2026, at least half of U.S. states have laws barring transgender student-athletes from participating in school sports under the guise of competitive fairness. Advocates of sports equity ...

The NFL is taking a closer look at the surfaces its games are played on, trying to create a more consistent playing field across all stadiums. But young athletes across the country shift between grass ...

Former New York Times writer Harvey Araton's novel reveals a raucous life of a youth athlete, and lessons we can all learn from it.

While many kids dream of becoming a professional or Olympic athlete, there may be physical and emotional drawbacks to children in elementary and middle school training like one. Specializing—playing ...

A growing body of research shows how pressure from overbearing coaches and parents is stunting children’s emotional well-being and leading to injuries. A baseball game at Kentlake High School in Kent, ...

For the few weeks before our school board election, I was spammed with text messages from “Neighbors for a Better Colorado,” who tried to incite a moral panic about transgender kids playing sports and ...

Stephen Borelli (aka “Coach Steve”) and his wife, Colleen, have been sports parents for nearly a decade and half, and Borelli has become a national authority for his coverage and advice on navigating ...