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Organizations offer Alternative to Childcare
With the fall season upon us, and the holidays right around the corner, many parents are discovering a great resource available to them in Santa Rosa and surrounding communities. Youth sports camps, recently being made available by organizations such as the YMCA and National Academy of Athletics, are being provided to occupy those active kids on days when parents need to work and kids are out of school.

What to do if you feel your child is not getting FAIR play time in sports?

I feel really depends on the velocity of the individual league.
 

Some leagues say that every cable place equal time, While others have differently minimums.
I feel the best leagues are the ones that do have minimums, however allow for players to have to earn the opportunity to get the additional playtime.
 

We live in a society where many parents are trying to get their child every little advantage to help them become the best basketball player in their area. The bad news is that players can only improve within the limitations of athletic ability, natural talent, determination, size, aggressiveness and coachability. Good news, there are many places where players can go to get the instruction needed to help them along in their basketball education.

How do we best support our child's coach?
I believe, oftentimes it's as simple as just making sure that your child says thank you to their coach at every practice and game.
Teaching your child to be grateful to their coach also teaches them to respect and value their coach.
The more your child respects and appreciates their coach, the more they will gain from their youth sports experience on that team.

Creating Good Team Environments
 
8 steps to creating a positive Team Environment
 
Build Trust
Trust is the basic tenant for all relationships, so building an environment of trust is one of the most important things you can do.
 
Communicate positively and openly.
In order to create a positive team environment each players needs to feel valued.
 
Expect The Best From Your Team