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Topic: Sport Parenting

Support Your Child’s Commitment to the Team

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Parents often look to sports to teach athletes the value of sticking with a task or job even when it gets difficult. But what if your child comes home and says “I want to quit”?

The Importance of Accountable Sports Parents

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Studies have shown that family members may influence an athlete’s involvement and achievement in sport even more than coaches.

Beach Volleyball Basics

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Beach volleyball is a great game that can help you accomplish your goals of becoming a top athlete. The doubles game can also be played on the grass, using the same portable net systems and rules.

Grit: How to Get Back Up After Failure

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Failures are guaranteed in life and in sport, but often times, the way coaches and parents respond to failure will make a big difference.

The Coach-Parent Dynamic

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Coaches and parents can work together for a great experience. It just takes communication and understanding.

Should Kids Set New Year’s Resolutions?

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Goal-setting, especially as part of your family, can help teach positive lessons, so why not try resolutions?

Spot the Warning Signs of Bullying

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Volleyball is a great environment for learning teamwork, developing confidence and building character, but unfortunately it is not an environment immune to bullying.

TrueSport: The Parent’s Role as a Teammate

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Signing up your young athlete for a team means they will soon become a teammate to others. Have you thought about the new role that you’ll take on as a teammate to your own child?

TrueSport: What To Do If Your Child Isn’t a Team Player

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Youth sports are a great place to teach athletes about teamwork, but sometimes it’s your own child who doesn’t seem to ‘get’ it and isn’t a team player.

Arizona Region Purple Card

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For one region within USA Volleyball, referees will now have a third colored card in their pocket for spectator issues. The Arizona Region Board of Directors approved the use of the purple card to curb parent and spectator bad behavior. This policy was adopted in August 2017.