It's no secret that parents sometimes get carried away when watching pee-wee football or midget hockey. Finding stories of over-reactive parents isn't difficult. Brooke deLench, author of
Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports [HarperCollins], has launched a web site in hopes of turning the tide.
"'The kids are really just out to have a good time. It's the parents that can get vocal and carried away,' [Lisa] Petralia said."
The web site,
www.MomsTeam.com was started nearly seven years ago with the goal of making youth sports "safer, saner, less stressful and more inclusive." Read more
online.
Posted By: Lori S