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Why Play Sports? 08/11/2014
The lifelong friends you’ve made. The coaches you will never forget. The fun you had with the teammates who taught you there is more to sports than wins and losses. These are just a few of the reasons why you wouldn’t trade your youth sports experiences for anything in the world.
But will your children enjoy similar experiences?
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Introducing Liberty Mutual Insurance Play Positive™ 08/04/2014
Liberty Mutual Insurance is excited to announce our Responsible Sports program is now called the Liberty Mutual Insurance... |
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Goal Setting With Your Youth Athlete 07/28/2014
Sports offer kids a unique opportunity to set, manage, and strive for personal goals in a fun and constructive environment, but they can’t do it alone.
Youth athletes need the support of coaches and parents to establish effort-focused and outcome-focused goals that allow them to test their respective limits, learn from individual... |
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Accidents Happen. Call in Relief. 07/21/2014
Brought to you by the Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports program
Liberty Mutual Insurance understands the responsibility that comes with being a... |
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TAKE 5 with U.S. Snowboarding’s Alex Deibold 07/14/2014
When our youth athletes strive to achieve their personal best, victory is won on and off the hill. Encouraging our kids to set individual goals and focus on maximum personal effort benefits both the player and the team – in a variety of ways.
Athletes who come to realize that personal development can be even more rewarding than a win are... |
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When Athletes Give Their Personal Best Everyone Wins 07/09/2014
Victory is won on and off the course when youth athletes strive to achieve their personal best. Encouraging kids to set individual goals and focus on maximum personal effort benefits both the player and the team in a variety of ways. Athletes who come to realize that personal development can feel even better than a... |
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The Benefits of Playing Multiple Sports 07/02/2014
For our kids, practicing and focusing on the sport they love is an important part of playing youth sports. However, specializing in one sport from an early age can cause them to miss out on a number of benefits that could prove beneficial as they mature. |
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Nine U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Athletes Nominated for ESPY Awards 06/27/2014
PARK CITY, UT (June 30) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association will be the most represented sports organization at the 2014 ESPY Awards with nine Olympic athletes nominated in five categories. Sochi gold medalists Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO), David Wise (Reno, NV), Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, CA) and Maddie Bowman (S. Lake Tahoe, CA... |
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Athlete Spotlight: Jacqueline Hernandez 06/25/2014
Name: Jackie Hernandez
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hernandez grew up snowboarding on a small hill in New York called Hunter Mountain and moved to Stratton... |
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Four Ways Playing Multiple Sports Can Help Your Child Become A Better Athlete 06/18/2014
It's exciting to watch your children excel at the sports they love. Working hard toward a personal best or perfecting a specific technique are critical to success, but let’s not forget that playing multiple sports can be tremendously beneficial in the long run. |
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New Survey Identifies Decline in Sportsmanship 06/10/2014
Now that snowboard season has wrapped up, a new national survey of 2,000 youth sports parents and coaches by Liberty Mutual Insurance illuminates a troubling decline in what some would say is the most important lesson of youth... |
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Starting the Sportsmanship Conversation 06/03/2014
The hyper-competitive youth sports environment has, in some cases, created a culture that has become accepting of poor sportsmanship. This culture of competition is putting the positive youth sports experience that we want for our kids at risk, threatening to ruin the sport for them. As a parent, what can you do to fight poor sportsmanship... |
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Big Air-Team SBX Proposed for 2018 06/03/2014
BARCELONA, Spain (June 3) – On the heels of the successful debut of new Olympic events like slopestyle snowboarding, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) is proposing the addition of two new Olympic snowboarding events. The USSA will make its formal proposal to the International Ski Federation (FIS), the sport’s governing body, when... |
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USSA Partners With Kings on Grand Prix 05/20/2014
SACRAMENTO, CA (May 20) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and the Sacramento Kings ownership group – Sacramento Basketball Holdings LLC, have announced a unique partnership where the Kings will serve as a sales representative for the USSA’s popular Sprint U.S. Grand Prix freeskiing and snowboarding tour. The deal includes global... |
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TAKE 5 with U.S. Snowboarder Arielle Gold 05/13/2014
Youth sports provide a great avenue for your kids to build self-esteem and learn invaluable life lessons.
They also provide an opportunity for parents and coaches to teach the importance of good sportsmanship to youth athletes. Our kids look to their role models for guidance, and when adults and athletes have a win-at-all-costs mentality... |
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Teach Youth Athletes Good Sportsmanship 05/07/2014
There’s nothing like the elated feeling your children get after winning a race they’ve practiced for day and night. But that good feeling can quickly dissipate when faced with bad sportsmanship.
Youth sports are a great opportunity for kids to build self-esteem and learn the essentials of participating in a sport. But it’s also an... |
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Cover All Your Bases 04/24/2014
True greatness requires extra effort. That’s true in any walk of life, and it’s certainly true in sports – no matter how much raw talent our young athletes possess.
In the unpredictable and fast-moving world of sports, extra effort goes hand in hand with proper preparation. If an athlete wants to be great and win, they’ve got to prepare... |
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Give Responsible Feedback to Athletes 04/14/2014
Brought to you by the Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports program.
Nobody likes being criticized. But for young snowboarders to truly grow and learn, they must be open to constructive criticism.
Responsible Sport Parents and... |
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Olympic Medalists Lead Park City Parade 04/08/2014
PARK CITY, UT (April 8) – The future dreams of Park City youth shined brightly through a spring snowstorm as Olympic medalists led a homecoming parade down Park City’s historic Main Street Saturday. Organized by the community’s Youth Sports Alliance, kids were inspired by the site of the many gold medals as they walked hand-in-hand with Olympic... |
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Prepare For The Unexpected 04/07/2014
In sports, there is one given – expect the unexpected.
As fans, this excitement of not knowing what will happen next is a big reason why we attend, watch and talk about sporting events. For athletes, the unexpected, while thrilling, demands proper preparation to be successful.
From in-season practices to offseason cross training,... |
