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Parents Should Do Their Job So Their Young Athletes Can Do Theirs

My last blog post about over-invested sports parents caught fire with more than 14,000 views. With the winter-sports season just around the corner, I get the feeling that parents are hungry for helpful tips on how best to support their young athletes this season. So, to keep that mo’ going, this week’s post will focus […]

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Parents Should Do Their Job So Their Young Racers Can Do Theirs

My last blog post about over-invested ski racing parents caught fire with more than 14,000 views. With the race season just around the corner, I get the feeling that parents are hungry for helpful tips on how best to support their young ski racers this winter. So, to keep that mo’ going, this week’s post […]

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Red Flags for Over-invested Ski Racing Parents

One of your most essential goals in your children’s lives as ski racers is to have them gain ownership of their participation. They need to feel that ski racing is their thing. But ownership isn’t just something that they can gain on their own. Rather, it is a gift you give them that offers so […]

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Taylor Interview about Raising Young Athletes

I was recently interviewed by John O’Sullivan, the founder of Changing the Game Project. about my new sport parenting book, Raising Your Athletes: Prepare Your Children for Victory in Sports and Life. The wide-ranging discussion explores many topics focused on helping parents be the best sport parents they can be. To listen to or download the […]

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Interview: Raising Young Athletes

I was recently interviewed by John Bennett, “The Travel Ball Dad,” on a variety of issues and concerns related to raising young athletes. The interview explores how parents can best support their children in their sports participation, the challenges created by the “youth sport industrial complex,” and questions and answers about when young athletes should […]

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A Gift for the New Year-50% Off Online Courses

Happy New Year!! And with 2018 just around the corner, many of us are thinking about the New Year’s resolutions we want to establish in which we want to be a better us in some aspect of our lives. If your New Year’s resolution is to be the best athlete, coach, or parent you can […]

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