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Norway Counts Children Among the Dead
A gunman has opened fire at a summer camp on an island 20 miles from where he also caused the Oslo bombing, where 600 people were reportedly in attendance, and scores of teens are now dead. Our...
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The Norway Killer and Depression
It is making headlines that the terrorist behind the worst national tragedy Norway has seen since World War II is “one of them,” a blond-haired, blue-eyed Christian, making it even more difficult for...
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Coach and Be Coached
My husband was asked to coach one of the 4th grade basketball teams in our city’s upcoming youth league. Normally eager to coach- he has coached our boys’ baseball and soccer teams each of the past...
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“The Blind Side” Inspires One Dad to Give More
Sterett is financing the educations of basketball player Phillip Haynes, left, and football player Abdul Sesay. Image from newsobserver.com The movie The Blind Side gave North Caroline father of 3...
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How Coaches Can Better Develop Young Athletes
They mean well, but many youth sport coaches are volunteers with little to no training. Many of these coaches treat kids like the professional athletes we see on television. This is a big mistake…...
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Pop Warner Players Allegedly Offered Money to Injure Opponents
The president of the Tustin, Calif., Pop Warner football league and the coach of an elite team there have been suspended while the national organization investigates allegations that 10 and 11-year-old...
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Boy Scouts Plan to Include Gay Youth, Exclude Gay Leaders
The Boy Scouts of America on Friday proposed lifting a ban on gay scouts but maintaining a prohibition on gay adults from leading troops, a compromise that attempts to end a fight that has split the...
View ArticleAt 14 Marvin Bagley III is best youth basketball in America
Marvin Bagley III just turned 14 in March, but he’s already received college scholarship offers. What’s also incredible is how humble Marvin is about all the attention. Read more Watch the 8th grader...
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Teen starts ‘Light it Up Blue’ event for Autism Awareness
By Julie Samrick Matthais Zierhut has prepared for this role his whole life. The 16-year-old high school sophomore is the planner and coordinator of his town’s first Light It Up Blue event in...
View ArticleWhat’s the point of youth sports?
Julie Samrick Finally, someone’s speaking out on the increasing madness of youth sports. A former professional athlete turned coach, now father of two, was in my town last week on one stop of a...
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