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Required Reading for All Parents
Required for All PHS Sports Parents
Watch this 6 Minute video from the National Federation of State High School Associations.
It describes our expectations for PHS Sports Parents.
"10 Rules for High School Sports Parents"
Read this one page article from USA Football.
It outlines their (and our) recommendations for giving your student-athlete the best possible experience.
PHS Athletic Department Disclosure
General information for all of our sport parents from the PHS Athletics Department
Highly Recommended Reading for All PHS Sports Parents
"Youth Sports Teaches More than Competitiveness"
A fantastic two page article from USA Football about how youth sports can build positive character traits.
As it says in our mission statement, PHS Athletics believes in developing our student-athletes into people of high character in addition to success in school and sports.
The Perils of Single Sport Participation
An insightful four page article from Changing the Game Project about the positive outcomes of being a multi-sport athlete, as supported by scientific research.
PHS Athletics believes in and endorses the philosophy of multi-sport athletics.
Doug Robinson: Why sports specialization for young athletes has its pitfalls
"Everyone from Urban Meyer to Kyle Whittingham and Pete Carroll has urged athletes to participate in multiple sports. Much has been written on the pitfalls of specialization . . . And yet most athletes and many coaches . . . perceive that specialization early in life is the path to success. They’re wrong."
Other Recommendations
No one is ever done learning. Continuous, life-long learning is the key to mastery. This is true because true masters of their craft never call themselves "masters" or their learning complete. They realize that there is always more to learn. They are ever students. In that spirit, below are some recommendations for any coach, parent, or athlete to learn more about achieving success. These resources are exceptional. Go out there and learn!
These here are great resources for understanding teenagers:
The Gardner and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children book by Alison Gopnik
Interview with Alison Gopnik, podcast episode with the author of the book "The Gardner and the Carpenter" (above), 50 min.
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood book by Lisa Damour
Saving Our Sons: A New Path for Raising Healthy and Resilient Boys book by Michael Gurian
Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations book by Mark Perna
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure, book by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness book by Jonathan Haidt
Expanded List:
Click here, to see a list of other recommended resources for learning more about success, sports, character building, and other related topics.