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SGP Recommended Reading for October 14
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It has been a while since I have put together a recommended reading list, but there are some good reads out there this week whether you are a sports mom or dad, sports fan or athlete!
- Let’s start with a few posts for all the dedicated sports moms and dads out there! Stats Dad wrote a great piece on parenting athletes and maintaining a good healthy marriage – yes, it can be done!! How do you make it work – especially when you have more than one athlete in the house (like we do)?
- In the sports nutrition department we have Healthy Eating in Youth Sports from the Women’s Sports Foundation’s SHE Network and Organizing Your Sports Diet tips from Nancy Clark at Our Game Magazine (awesome resource for soccer players by the way!)
- These two young ladies are showing us that you can be athletic and feminine at the same time – Brianna Amat – Homecoming Queen and Winning Field Goal Kicker was featured at Pretty Tough and Alaina Bergsma who excels on the Volleyball court and in the Pageant Circuit on the Aries Apparel blog.
- Hilary Levey Friedman has excellent commentary (as usual) on benefits of girls playing sports in her recent post From Captain to CEO: Young Girls and Sports.
- I learned about the organization Be The Game via JBM Thinks’ post called Help Every Kid Play Sports. Every child should have the opportunity to play sports, but the reality is that many families simply cannot afford for their kids to play. According to the Be The Game website, We are not a charity. We are a company that believes in philanthropy and through small acts of kindness we can all create greater results and make our world a little bit better for our children!
Here’s to a successful sports filled weekend for everyone! My youngest daughter has her first swim meet of the short course season this weekend, so it will be chlorine fumes, stop watches and lots of cheering for me!
SGP Recommended Reading for July 8
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I can’t believe it is July already! Just think, this time next year we will be in the midst of Olympic Trials and counting down the days to the London Olympic Games.
Looking for some good youth sports related reads for the weekend? Don’t miss:
- Get a glimpse into the goings on at a major youth track meet as Track Mom keeps us up to date with her daughter’s track journey at Youth Outdoor Nationals.
- StatsDad offers some insight into helping your athlete deal with not making the team and shares an extreme Mom’s way of dealing with it the wrong way.
- Want to know what to pack for your next sporting event? Trophy Mom has thought of everything – including the toilet paper!
- If you are going to be near the Mall of America, Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson will be there signing autographs on Sunday, July 10.
- Know an exceptional athlete between the ages of 7 and 15? One that excels in sports, school and life? Nominate them for the Sports Illustrated Kids SportsKid of the Year!
- Gymnasts do pretty crazy things and sometimes the mistakes they make are just funny! Send in your team’s gymnastics bloopers to Gymnastike by July 31.
- Barbara Hopewell, mother of Olympic gold-medal swimmer Summer Sanders, shares her perspective on how to motivate your child’s athletic passion at home.
I have also found some good sports related deals this week:
- Danskin is having its Biggest sale Yet – 65% off over 150 Styles
- ChicksPlaySports is having a Summer Sale, use promo code CPSSUMMER to take an additional 25% off your purchase!
- Shop Reebok’s Summer Blowout Sale with all Shorts and Tees Only $9.99 using code BLOWOUT! Hurry, valid 7/8-7/14
- New Markdowns Up to 60% Off at SpeedoUSA.com!
Have a great weekend!









