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Below is a list of resources specifically intended for parents of student athletes. We hope you find these videos and articles useful as you facilitate your child's athletic development.

VIDEOS

• Athletes & Off-Field Problems - On this Sports Doc segment, Dr. Stankovich discusses athletes and off-field problems, and offers parents tips and suggestions for talking about these issues with their children. Click on the video below to watch.
  
  
• Maximize Athletic Performance - On this Sports Doc segment, Dr. Chris Stankovich examines the most important things athletes can do to maximize their athletic abilities, including setting goals, improving focus, and controlling nerves. Click on the video below to watch.
  
  
• The Dangers of Performance Supplements - Known as "The Sports Doc" on the Ohio News Network (ONN), Dr. Stankovich discusses here the potential risks of performance supplements. Click on the video below to watch.
  
  

ARTICLES

• All You Need to Know For Youth Sport Success
  This 13 page manual is a straight-talking guide to being a good parent to a student athlete. It covers everything from interacting with the coach to cheering at games.
  
• 20 Critical Parent Questions for Success in Youth Sports
  These 20 critical questions streamline the topics that youth sport parents need to consider. Click on the mp3 file to hear Dr. Stankovich address the questions himself. Click on the PDF button to view a typed list of the 20 questions.
   
• Creating Optimal Balance for Your Child Participating in Youth Sports
  Dr. Stankovich discusses how to help your child achieve optimal balance so that he/she is much a happier and successful athlete.
  
• Burnout in Youth Sports: Warning Signs and What YOU Can Do About It!
  More children today are starting to play competitive sport at an earlier age, “specialize” in a particular sport, and play in competitive leagues year-round. Dr. Stankovich addresses how these changes can cause young atheltes to burn out on sports and what the warning signs are.
  
• Helping Your Child Perform in the Clutch!
  Dr. Stankovich shares a few thoughts on how to help your child perform better in the clutch (or when the pressure is on).
  
• Getting Kids to Try Out Sports
  Dr. Stankovich talks about how parents can help their child see value in sports by gaining enthusiasm themselves.
  
• The Realities of Your Child Playing One Day Playing Professional Sports
  Dr. Stankovich discusses the realities of your child becoming a professional athlete and how to address your child's aspirations.
  
• Sport Specialization: Is it the Right Choice for Your Child?
  Families today are faced with tough choices that often begin at a very early age - including whether or not the child should dedicate all of his or her efforts toward one sport. Dr. Stankovich lists the adantages and disadvantages to taking such a path.
  
• Keep Your Child's Spirits High with Positive Praise
  In ThisWeek Community Newspapers, Dr. Stankovich covers the importance of positive enthusiasm while attending youth sporting events.
  
• Youth Sport Burnout: An American Epidemic?
  In their Fall 2009 edition, Coaches Quarterly published this article by Dr. Stankovich. In it he discusses the frustrations experienced by athletes, coaches, and parents that can result from youth sport burnout.
  
• Helping Athletes Face End of Playing Career
  In this article published by Coaches Quarterly, Dr. Stankovich addresses how you can support your child when their student athletic career ends.