Kids in Sports | Character Building | JBM Thinks

Being a softball mom is a tough job. My daughter played for 15 years–through middle school, high school and college. Has softball invaded your life too?  I truly hope if you are just beginning your softball journey, or are well into it, that you will experience as much joy from seeing your daughter play as I [...]

Paying for college always concerns parent. Almost every parent I know stresses about paying for college. Of course, as sports parents, you are all hoping that your child will grow up to be an amazing athlete and earn a full ride. But let’s be realistic. For most of you, that’s just not gonna happen. Let [...]

Does your child want to play a sport in college? If they have a strong desire, then there is probably an opportunity out there somewhere.  It most likely won’t be D-1, but it will still give them a chance to keep playing the sport they love. All three of my kids have played or are [...]

So your kid wants to play in college? Okay, let’s look at the facts for Division One athletes: 3% of high school basketball players play division one 5.7% of football players 6.1% of baseball players 1.7% of volleyball players. Not too hopeful, is it? I’m all for letting your kids dream big, but it will [...]

Keri Schneider, owner of Married to a Geek blog, is a mom of two and a former college athlete. She played Division 1 softball for Miami University-Ohio and has a BS in Exercise Science. Her softball coaching experience includes youth league, club teams, and High School JV/V in Colorado and Ariizona. In this guest post, [...]

May 15, 2009 The text message came buzzing on my cell phone at 7 am. It was from my 21-year-old daughter, Cristi, who attends Greenville College in Illinois. “Mom, don’t freak out….” Okay, stop right there. Any message that begins that way cannot be good; it instantly set my heart racing. “….Two girls and I [...]

May 10, 2009 Last year, my son played basketball and football as a junior behind some very good senior athletes. His time on the field and court was very limited, so when he entered his senior year, he had high hopes of a great year in both sports. He came out as the team quarterback [...]