

For Parents Who Want Their Athletic Kids To Be Happy
"What could this look like in your car on rides to games? In your living room when teammates come over? When eating at post-game functions?"


The Secret To Passing: Finding Your Process
Hearing the description of a libero as "different color jersey girl" by those who don't know volleyball lingo is frustrating, but serve...

Coach says athlete entitlement a factor in her retirement
Coaching isn't the same as it use to be back in the day. During our days as a developing athlete, it was expected of us to respect our...


Welcome to College Athletics
We couldn't have said it better ourselves! AMO attended different colleges, but expectations, demands, and trying times were most...


How To Not Be 'That Parent': Chilling Out On The Sideline
It's bound to happen. You're going to be "that parent' one time or another.. or time and time again. We see it all the time in adolescent...


My Letter To Every Girl Who Plays Sports—and her Parents
We learn more through sports than the athletic movements in sports. We learn transferable life skills.


My Son Didn't Start Today
This blog is AWESOME on so many levels. We are in the day and age where sports are at least ten times more competitive than what they...


Why I Won't Pay For Club Volleyball
We do what we do because of parents like Jeffrey Kern! Great read for any and all athletes and parents who have children involved in...