My Top Ten Sports Parenting Predictions for 2012…
So much has happened in recent years in the ever-changing world of sports parenting, that I thought I’d finish out 2011 with my Top Ten Predictions for the coming year. Here we go: 10. LL Baseball will follow the NCAA and the Nat’l HS Baseball Federation and allow only BBCOR (and of course wood) bats. … Read more
Mike Milbury Allegedly Assaults a 12-year-old Hockey Player: What Sports Parent need to know…
According to several eyewitnesses, former NHL player and head coach and GM of the Islanders did something that lots of sports parents do – -when Milbury saw his 12-year-old son getting into an altercation with another 12-year-old on the ice, Milbury went onto the ice and separated the two boys by grabbing the other boy … Read more
Should we keep kids under 14 from playing contact sports?
This is the general direction that Chris Nowinski, the president of the Sports Legacy Institute – the world’s premier research facility regarding the dangers of brain concussions – – feels that we as sports parents ought to be pursuing. Nowinski, who is the main driving force behind our awareness of the long-range effects of concussions … Read more
New Anti-Bullying Law in New Jersey Puts Greater Pressure on Coaches, Athletic Directors
On September 1st, the nation’s toughest anti-bullying law went into effect in the state of New Jersey. In short, coaches, teachers, and administrators in all public schools in New Jersey are now legally bound to not only report any bullying incident they see in school, but they are also obligated to make sure that all … Read more
Little League “No Proof Curve Balls are More Dangerous than Other Pitches” — OUTRAGEOUS!!
If you’re a parent or coach of a Little League baseball pitcher, I can’t urge you strongly enough to go to WFAN.com, find The Sports Edge, and listen to the podcast from today’s show. I was most fortunate to have Dr. Timothy Kremchek, the medical director and orthopedic surgeon for the Cincinnati Reds as my special guest on … Read more
Huh? Little League Claims that Kids Can Throw Curves Without Any Fear of Injury?
What?? Throwing curves and sliders won’t hurt your kid’s arm? This proclamation — which was announced by Steve Keener, the CEO of Little League Baseball — was made last week, and it has sent shock waves through the world of youth sports. Why in the world would LL make this announcement? I’m inclined to think … Read more
Kids Dying in the Summer Heat
It seems that over the last couple of weeks as the country has had to endure scorching temperatures everywhere, more and more HS football players (and coaches) are falling prey and dying because of the relentless heat and humidity. Just recently there have been reports of deaths from Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and other … Read more
Should Pop Warner Eliminate Tackling for Kids Under 14?
One of the trickle-down effects from all the discussion about preventing concussions is that the Ivy League is now limiting full-hitting practices to just two days a week starting this fall (the NCAA allows 5 full days of full contact). Clearly this is being done to prevent concussions. But now comes word that the Brown … Read more
Kallas: Alas, even BBCOR bats are being tampered with…
Steve Kallas was kind enough to sub for me on my show this weekend, and his guests included former major league pitcher Ron Darling and former minor league catcher Dan Gray who now runs a couple of very successful baseball and softball instructional clinics (Pro Swing in Mt Kisco, NY and also in Port Chester, … Read more
How Adults’ Abuse of Officials Endangers Player Safety
By Doug Abrams From coast to coast, many youth leagues and high school conferences report chronic shortages of referees and other officials. In many places, the shortage can be so acute that some games must be postponed, rescheduled or even canceled. In other places, seasons may be shortened so that league schedules do not outpace … Read more
"The Sports Edge"
Rick Wolff
Steve Kallas
Doug Abrams
