Volume 18, Issue 12 | November 13, 2018
Perspective
As parents of young athletes, it's important that we keep a healthy perspective about the youth sports experience. In the video above , parents and coaches Richard and Christine Bonfiglio talk about raising their three children in sports and how they work to keep the right mentality for both themselves and their children. It's a good reminder that we can all take a deep breath and simply enjoy the ride!
Does Your Child's Team Have a Positive Culture?
This week's blog on the Play Like a Champion website looks at the University of Maryland football scandal. We dive into the reports of a "toxic culture" that likely contributed to the death of 19-year-old Jordan McNair last June and cost coach D.J. Durkin his job.

As sports parents, it's important that we hold our children and coaches accountable for building a positive and safe culture that helps children to develop physically, mentally and morally through sport.  Read the blog now  to find out what we can do to build a better culture in our teams.
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A Parent's Prayer for Athletes
Lord, help my child to grow in humility and service through their sports experience. Help him (her) to be a good sport as he plays. May he always encourage others with a kind word and help others up when they fall. Help him to use his talents to bring you glory and to lead others closer to you. May he be gracious in defeat and humble in victory, always putting the good of others and the team ahead of himself. And help me as a parent to model this humility and service, that I may teach him how to set this example on his team.

I ask this through Christ, our Lord, who made the ultimate sacrifice for us on the cross.
 
Amen.
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