For Parents & Coaches
Be the Adult
He Deserves.
70% of kids quit organized sports by age 13. Most of the time, it's the adults around them who push them out. This changes now.
70% of kids quit organized sports by age 13. Most of the time, it's the adults around them who push them out. This changes now.
Yelling, groaning, coaching from the stands. Your son sees it all. It costs him more than you know.
Favoritism disguised as coaching. Playing time based on whose dad runs the team, not who earned it.
When sports become a source of pressure instead of joy, kids don't just quit the game — they distance themselves from you.
How to show up, stay quiet when it counts, and build the kind of bond that outlasts the final out.
Spot it, address it, and exit gracefully if you have to — without letting it destroy his season or your relationship.
A self-assessment and reset for coaches who know something is off — and want to become the coach those kids never forget.
Two sons. A husband who coached. Fifteen years living the rec and travel ball life from tee ball all the way up.
I watched two full age groups of boys grow up. The ones who stayed. The ones who quit. The dads who built incredible bonds and the ones who unknowingly destroyed them on a Tuesday night game.
Today I work in professional baseball as part of MLB's data operations team. I've seen how leadership — and the lack of it — ripples through an entire organization. The same thing happens on your son's youth team.
The hardest people to love are the ones who need it the most. That goes for kids in the dugout and dads in the stands.
Three guides. Less than a dollar each. Start with whichever one you need most right now.
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