Psychology of Sport

From the games of youth to the big leagues

Dr. Richard D. Ginsburg is co-Director of the Sport Psychology Program and PACES Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital. See full bio

April 2, 2008,

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Psychology of Sport - From the games of youth to the big leagues

By Richard D. Ginsburg, Ph.D. on April 2, 2008 in Psychology of Sport

Playing youth sports has drastically changed in the last twenty years. When I was young, we played pickup games in my neighborhood. Basketball, wiffleball, and touch football - without the involvement and supervision of adults - were our games until dark. Read More

Neighborhood Play for Kids

Submitted by Mike Lanza on April 2, 2008 - 3:59pm.

This is a very timely and welcome blog! I run a family of online communities called Playborhood (see: http://playborhood.com) devoted to getting parents to let their kids play outside in their neighborhoods, and I can tell you many, many parents are eager to hear your message.

Here's an article from Playborhood.com that is particularly relevant to your blog here:

Why is it a Good Idea for Adults to Control Kids’ Sports?
http://playborhood.com/site/article/why_adults_control_games/

I look forward to reading what you have to say in the coming months!

kids and sports

Submitted by Burt Golden on April 3, 2008 - 3:06pm.

I've coached Little League, high school and college athletes.

In regard to your article, I believe that kids sports should be for kids not parents. Parents can stifle young children on the field of play. Children need to find out what they can and can't do on their own.

Open up the athletic facilities to kids and let them create their own teams and leagues with an overseer, not a parent. Kids that can do that will become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

They can see their parents after playtime.

America is in desperate need of people that can do it themselves without someone standing over them telling them how to do it.