Middle School tryouts- Am I the only one who has ever sat in a parking lot and cried with/for your child?

Published: Thu, 11/20/14

Hope you're having a great week , it's a great time to start making winning your habit.
Middle School Tryouts 
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In the past 2 weeks I have talked to dozens of friends who have kids going through Middle-School tryouts for basketball or volleyball right now.  It is brutal.  I've been on both sides of the 'made it' / 'didn't make it' parenting.  Brutal.

Most of the parents I talk to don't desire for their kids to play in the NFL or even college level athletics - they just want their kid to be able to enjoy being on a middle-school or high-school team.  Is this true for you?

This has led me to do some research on the question:
'Do I have to involve my child in travel sports starting in 4th grade so they can make their middle-school team?'
There has got to be a better way.  Still working on the research - shoot me a quick note or story with your thoughts on this or if you have been affected by this: craig@winningyouthcoaching.com
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Episodes 025A  and  Episode 025B - For the 25th episode(s) - I posted interviews I did on 2 other podcasts
Got a chance to sit down and discuss what I learned in the first 25 episodes of the WYC podcast on 2 other podcasts:
- Dave Westwood's 'New and Noteworthy Podcast'
- Janis Meredith's 'Sports Parenting Podcast'
 

Episode 026 - Rich Czeslawksi - BetterBasketball.com's CEO and High School Basketball Coach for 18 years

CEO of BetterBasketball.com - a resource founded by Rick Torbett - for basketball coaches to get training material and videos to help them move from good to great, and the origin of the Read and React Offense.  Rich is also the communications director for the National High School Basketball Coaches Association.

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It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.  - Paul "Bear" Bryant

Craig Haworth