by Amy Bryant | Mar 12, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Podcast
Today’s Play on Picking Teams a Podcast for Parents features Coach Tommy Valentini, who offers practical strategies for parents to navigate the emotional highs and lows of youth sports. He emphasizes shifting the focus from wins and losses to effort, growth, and...
by Amy Bryant | Mar 4, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Advice for Student-Athletes, College Athletics Recruiting, Integrity in College Athletics
Dear Coach Bryant, My daughter is an Alpine skier and is starting the college recruitment process. I want to be supportive, but I’m worried about saying the wrong thing; I can see how overwhelming this process is for her, and I don’t want her to feel extra pressure or...
by Amy Bryant | Feb 19, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Podcast
Today’s Play on Picking Teams a Podcast for Parents features Coach Kirk Wagner, who describes the challenges of coach-parent relationships in youth sports, with an emphasis on managing emotional parental feedback. Kirk and Amy highlight the importance of coaches...
by Amy Bryant | Feb 8, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Podcast
Today’s Play on Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents provides insights on navigating the recruiting landscape to uncover meaningful opportunities, beyond prestigious school names. Kyle Gookins acknowledges that the college recruiting process can be a minefield...
by Amy Bryant | Jan 24, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Advice for Student-Athletes, College Athletics Recruiting, Integrity in College Athletics, Team Culture
Dear Coach Bryant: My son is a freshman ice hockey player in college, and he’s not seeing much time on the ice. He’s already talking about entering the transfer portal because he thinks he’ll get more opportunities elsewhere. I’m worried he’s making a rash decision...
by Amy Bryant | Jan 22, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Podcast
Today’s Play on Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents impresses the importance of allowing children to organically develop a passion for their sport, rather than forcing it upon them. Guest, Karl Hedley also emphasizes the need to make sport accessible and...
