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Three lies are everywhere in youth sports. As a parent or a coach, ask yourself if you are guilty of believing them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1) More is better.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I understand why we believe this, but we have to be careful how far we take it. It seems to me that most people are convinced that in order to keep up with others or maximize potential, our kids must do more, more, more! Especially when it comes to organized activities.<\/p>\n The business of youth sports convinces us of this, but it\u2019s not true. There is often a point of diminishing return. Rest and rejuvenation is needed. Time for free play. The extra day or two a week may not make them improve as much as you think. In fact, it may make them worse in the end. More isn\u2019t always better.\u00a0<\/p>\n 2) Bigger (or farther away) \u00a0is better.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The bigger the tournament or the longer the distance, the better it is. Or the bigger the program name or sponsor, the better it is. Nope. Not even close. If you aren\u2019t dominating things locally, why\u00a0travel a few extra hours and pay more money to get beat? I just don\u2019t get it. Bigger isn\u2019t always better. In fact, it is often worse. It costs more and gives you less. Maximize the small opportunities in front of you and you may be surprised how far you can go.\u00a0<\/p>\n 3) We need to get there\u00a0faster.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n This may be the worst one. We need our kids to get better now, dominate now, work harder now, be the best on the team now. But why? What are we after? If it\u2019s a marathon, who cares who is in the lead in the first 3 miles? Or 8 Miles? Or 12 miles? Or more?\u00a0<\/p>\n I just don\u2019t get this. I see constant descriptions for youth camps that promise they are going to change your kid\u2019s jump shot or his game or his confidence. In what? A week? A season? That\u2019s ridiculous. It\u2019s a borderline lie. That is not how development works. I may adopt a new description for every season program we have. 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