How do you keep a child motivated and driven when favoritism prevents the payoff of All-Star selection? Coach Steve has 3 tips for a worried reader.
Author: Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY
George P. Bush is out of politics, for now, and using family lessons to coach baseball
George P. Bush shares some of the lessons his grandfather, President George H.W. Bush, taught him about coaching and parenting young athletes.
How a college student (or athlete) can discover the real world during summer
For this week’s Coach Steve column, a reader asks how her son, a college athlete, can have a productive summer entering senior year.
Bode Miller’s viral video of son running up hill raises 3 sports parenting themes
Bode Miller shared his son “quit on” his soccer team and so he “let him run the hill.” The viral moment raised parenting questions and debate.
When is it time to stop coaching your child in sports? Ask yourself these 3 questions
Coaching your kid in sports can be rewarding, but when is it time to let others take over? Coach Steve says ask yourself 3 questions, and you’ll know.
5 ways to impress your coach at any age or sport: No. 1 Be coachable and unselfish
Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell raised two D1 athletes and turned two programs around. Here’s 5 tips he shared to impress your coach.
Sports are supposed to be fun. Rutgers coach, DI daughters offer tips to keep them that way
Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell and his daughters, both Division I athletes, share how they never lost their love of the game.
Draft day dream unfulfilled. How a Michigan football coach, parents navigated unexpected change
Grant Newsome, now a Power Five tight ends coach, leaned on his parents to find new purpose after losing his NFL dream, and nearly his leg in 2016.
When child athletes feel like quitting sports, communication is crucial for parents
Coach Steve delivers some helpful advice on navigating options when a child begins to second-guess playing a sport.
How to raise an NHL player like Nic Dowd. Parenting a professional athlete takes finesse
NHL player Nic Dowd says he would have never made it without his parents, Alan and Liz, who raised him in Hunstville, Alabama. Here’s how they did it.