It is sad, but true, that the majority of coaches, even at the high school level, receive inadequate safety training. There's a lot we can do to restore sanity and a proper sense of balance to youth sports. We also have to find a way to keep kids playing sports into middle school and high school, when such a large percentage drop out because, you guessed it, sports are no longer fun. If kids knew they could play, regardless of their level of ability, many more would keep playing a sport for the fun and the exercise, and we might reverse the alarming national trend towards obesity in children and adults. Put winning in its place .
Kids play sports for fun.
Adults play sports to win. No wonder adults are running youth sports. Value sportsmanship and character . In Athletic Programs , school administrators, parents, and coaches must enter into an ongoing partnership to make sure youth sports programs are character-based. While parents are the prime character educators, all adults associated with an athletic program must embody and reflect the moral authority vested in them.