As youth sports parents it's important to guide and encourage young athletes and let them enjoy that special experience of being part of a team — no matter what their contribution.
In addition, members may take advantage of innovative tools that will help them become the
best youth sports parent that they can be.
From setting up team snacks to organizing a telephone tree or car pool, the actions of
youth sports parents help to create positive memories for all children participating.
PAYS has set a standard for parent orientation programs by providing a video - based training from NAYS (National Alliance Youth Sports) which offers a simple, effective way to
make youth sport parents aware of their roles and responsibilities.
NAYS Parent Orientation has set a standard for parent orientation programs by providing a video - based training which offers a simple, effective way to make
youth sports parents aware of their roles and responsibilities, as well as ways they can make their child's experience more enjoyable and positive.
NAYS Parent Orientation & Membership Program, formerly the Parents Association for Youth Sports or PAYS, is an education and membership program that
supports youth sports parents while helping youth sports organizations eradicate parent issues.
Steele's oldest daughter runs track and in today's youth sports climate where far too many parents pressure kids and pile on the criticism she offers up a refreshing attitude on
what youth sports parenting should be all about: «If I know she started a race maybe a little too quickly where she didn't have enough gas at the end I just bite my tongue,» she says.
He is this year's recipient of the
prestigious Youth Sports Parent of the Year Award, which is annually presented by the National Alliance for Youth Sports to an individual who best exemplifies the NAYS Code of Ethics for Parents, founded on tenets like placing the emotional and physical well - being of children ahead of a personal desire to win, encouraging a playing environment of good sportsmanship and supporting the coaches and officials of the program.
If you have a meal, menu or snack idea or recipe, a way to put a healthy meal on the table for your family before or after an active day, a shortcut or tip that has saved you precious time and money, we hope you will share what you have learned with
other Youth Sports Parents parents.
Brooke de Lench,
Youth Sports Parenting Expert, and author of Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, has helped over 42 million moms and dads worldwide get the tools and information they need to make their child's youth sports experience safer, less stressful and more inclusive.
The support and
encouragement youth sports parents offer provides their children the enthusiasm to continue down the rewarding path of youth sports to learn both sport skills and life lessons on the field, court or rink.
Each year the National Alliance for Youth Sports recognizes five outstanding youth sports communities, one exemplary youth sports coach and one
dedicated youth sports parent.
Youth sports parents usually have a lot on their mind following games, and they're understandably anxious to dissect all the action with their young athletes.
And along with those things
as youth sport parents, we need to know how best we can parent on the sidelines, or prepared on the car ride home, or the next morning after a blow that may cause a concussion, to be the best parents we can be and respond if our child needs us.
The
NAYS Youth Sports Parent of the Year award is given annually to a NAYS Parent that upholds the NAYS Code of Ethics for Parents.
In addition, the Resources and Tools section contains innovative tools that will help you become the
best youth sports parent that you can be.
Together we can
make Youth Sports Parents a true community of sports parents, fight childhood obesity and feed our kids a healthy, well - balanced diet.
Each year the National Alliance for Youth Sports and the NAYS Parent Orientation & Membership Program honor one outstanding sports parent as the NAYS
Youth Sports Parent of the Year.
I'm now joining the society of
youth sports parents, and that's not always been a club I've been very fond of.
Youth sports parents, especially moms, seem to have a hard time summoning up the courage to say no to their kids when it comes to more sports.
Please consider writing a blog, contributing an article, posting on and / or hosting a Forum, or becoming
our Youth Sports Parent expert on cooking on the go.
MomsTeam Institute, Inc. is a Massachusetts non-profit corporation formed in November 2013 to continue and expand on MomsTEAM's fourteen - year mission of providing comprehensive, well - researched information to
youth sports parents, coaches, athletic trainers, and other health care professionals about all aspects of the youth sports experience.
P.A.Y.S. Parent Associations for
Youth Sports The Parents Association for Youth Sports (PAYS) is an education and membership program that supports youth sports parent.
A comprehensive and informative book that should be a must - read for
all youth sports parents and coaches in contact and collision sports.
Sound familiar,
youth sports parents?
Youth sports parenting is as challenging as ever these days.
As
a youth sports parent how you choose to approach these often delicate situations can make a big difference in whether your child enjoys a fun and rewarding season or looks to bail out on the sport.
Collecting coach evaluations from
your youth sports parents is as easy as sending out an email.
The NAYS Parent online orientation is a private online platform for
youth sport parents.