What happened to fun? I’m not talking about its absence in the Pandemic Era. More about its standing in the hierarchy of our lives. And more specifically, in the lives of our kids.

After 12+ months without sports, young athletes are finally returning to their beloved fields, courts, and sports camps in 2021…

Youth Sports: A Parent’s Guide to Having Fun

“What do you know about coaching?” The question was valid; it was the sneer that got me. I turned into the narrow, skeptical eyes that pierced me from the passenger seat. "Huh? What do you know about coaching?"

It didn’t matter that everyone thought Brian was crazy. If 9-year-old son Jeffrey had two soccer games in Riverside sandwiched around a baseball game in Torrence, Brian would make sure that Jeffrey got to all three…

Now that his book “What Size Balls Do I Need?: A Roadmap for Survival In The Dizzying World of Youth Sports” is finally out, Steve Morris is reflecting on the journey that inspired him to write it…

For two decades, Steve Morris has kept a thriving youth sports community alive with his unflagging enthusiasm and innovative ideas. This summer was supposed to mark the 20th anniversary of his popular Coast Sports Camp at Brentwood Magnet—that is, until the coronavirus outbreak…