What I love about sports-themed movies is how often they leave us feeling inspired, educated, challenged, and motivated, or sometimes just simply entertained. The list below is filled with films about overcoming adversity to beat the odds, breaking down racial and cultural barriers, or sticking together to standing up for a greater cause. And because […]
Every Football Story has a Son
Cathy Anhalt, is trying to pull it together for her son. Tonight her middle child, Carson Wentz, will soon become the second overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft and she feels like a huge yarn ball of anxiety trying to keep herself from unwinding. While her son is on the verge of realizing a […]
How To Paint An NFL Football Field On A Wall
Patrick Cloutier says if he can do this DIY football inspired room, so can you! The hardest part is figuring out the numbers and making it scale to your room. Luckily, Patrick figured out a formula for us and shared it with me. An accountant by day, it took Cloutier about 120 hours to paint […]
8 Signs Of An Overbearing Sports Dad
The benefits to children participating in youth sports are countless and sports can provide parents an excellent opportunity to connect with their kids. But when moms and dads cross the line from being encouraging and supportive, to over involved and obsessed, they could be doing more harm than good. Becoming too caught up and pushing […]
5 Reasons to miss your child’s game
Over the years my heart has dropped more than once when a professional athlete has applauded their mother for never missing ONE of their games. It would make me panic picturing my son all alone on the bench, wallowing in sorrow because his working mom was so busy interviewing someone else’s kid that she couldn’t […]
How To Know If You Are You Are An Overbearing Sports Mom
I have a color-coded calendar to keep up with my kids’ sports schedules. Green indicates my son’s Little League practices on Wednesday and games on Friday and Saturday. The yellow postings remind me my 11-year-old practices basketball on Thursday and has a game on Saturday. Purple is for my 9-year-old, who also plays basketball and […]