Parent & Coach Guides

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The Sideline Playbook: How to Be the Sports Parent Your Kid Wants This Fall Season

Fall sports season is officially here. Across the Houston area, gyms and fields are filling...

Beating the Houston Heat: A Parent’s Guide to Safe Youth Sports Training in August

If you have a young athlete in Houston, you already know the feeling: it’s 7:00...
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One Sport or Many? What the Research Really Says About Early Specialization

Every summer, the same question lands in our inboxes here at Be Someone Sports: “My...
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Avoiding Youth Sports Burnout This Summer: A Houston Parent’s Guide to Knowing When to Push, When to Pause, and When to Just Be Mom or Dad

School is almost out, the Houston heat is climbing, and the family calendar already looks...
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More Than the Scoreboard: How Team Sports Build Friendships, Leadership, and Lifelong Confidence in Young Athletes

If you walk past any youth field in Houston this spring, you'll hear the obvious...
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Train Hard, Recover Smart: A Young Athlete’s Guide to Sleep, Rest, and Bouncing Back Stronger

Walk into any youth practice this spring and you'll see kids working harder than ever...
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The Coach’s Playbook: 6 Ways to Build Real Confidence in Young Athletes (That Go Beyond “Good Job!”)

Walk past any youth sports field in Houston on a Saturday morning and you'll hear...
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Houston Heat Is Coming: A Parent’s Playbook for Keeping Young Athletes Safe and Strong This Summer

If you've coached, parented, or carpooled a young athlete in Houston for more than a...