For me, spring begins when the air fills with the crack of the bat or the snap of a ball hitting a glove. It begins in February, when baseball spring training gets underway. As a parent, my real joy comes from watching Little Leaguers play. I can't wait to root for my kids on the ball field.

"I'm doing it! I did it, dad! I loved it!" The opening of of 4-year-old Malcolm's mountain biking video diary is so endearing, you'd be forgiven fo...

I hope you are enjoying seeing little Billy run around the field with his little soccer ball. I noticed one thing, though; you seem to have a lot to say, whether it's to me, the other parents, or the coaches. I kindly request that you shut your trap.

Dear Susan, I want my son to play team sports like I did so he will develop self esteem, but he doesn't want to. He played basketball and soccer un...

Take it from a former Tiger dad, there are serious emotional risks to the intense parent/coach relationship. With the sign-up for fall sports but a few weeks away, permit me to flag a couple obstacles that I stumbled over.