Understanding Your Youth Sports Path helps parents make sense of their child’s experience, goals, and environment. Through a guided reflection process and the Youth Sports Decision Profile, you will gain clarity about what type of program fits your child best right now and what next steps make the most sense for your family.

Choosing the right youth sports program is confusing. This guide helps you see whether your child is struggling because it is normal or because the environment is wrong. You will use a simple scorecard to evaluate coaching, development, and culture, then learn what the results mean so you can decide whether to stay, adjust, or look elsewhere with confidence.

Learn how to compare gyms, clubs, and teams with clarity instead of guesswork. This guide shows you what questions to ask, how to read coach answers, and how to spot real differences between programs so you can choose the best environment for your child with confidence.

Knowing when to stay and when to leave a youth sports program is one of the hardest decisions parents face. This guide helps you tell the difference between normal challenges and true misalignment so you can protect your child’s confidence, development, and love of the sport while making a clear, informed choice.

Switching teams or gyms is stressful and many parents worry about damaging relationships or hurting their child’s reputation. This guide shows you how to leave a program respectfully and protect your child as you move to a better environment, without unnecessary conflict or burned bridges.

After a tryout or visit, parents are often left guessing what they really saw. This guide helps you turn impressions into clarity by showing you how to evaluate coaching, culture, and development so you can decide whether a program is truly a good fit for your child.

Most sports parents mean well. But small mistakes compound over time. This course breaks down the 7 costly mistakes even good sports parents make, from choosing the wrong program to pushing too hard, excusing bad behavior, and making emotional decisions. You’ll learn how to build long-term development, protect your child’s love for the sport, and lead with clarity instead of emotion. If you want to raise a strong athlete without losing the person, start here.

Recruiting is structured, tiered, and strategic, not automatic. • Understand recruiting tiers • Learn realistic timelines • Know what coaches actually evaluate • Break down scholarship math • Avoid early panic and hype • Lead with clarity, not emotion Build readiness instead of chasing exposure.