- News Archive
- Responsible Sports: Team rituals versus hazing
- A Magic Route to the Magic Ratio
- Advice for youth athletes from Olympic Softball Gold Medalist Dot Richardson
- Advice on playing time from Coach Mike Candre
- An Insider’s Guide on how to earn a $2,500 Grant: The Extra Point our new eNewsletter only for this spring grant period!
- Any club that earns 100 points gets a discount at softballoutlet.com
- Approaches to help players and parents respect officials
- Are you registered to earn a $2,500 Community Grant this Fall?
- Are your softball players’ “emotional tanks” full? They should be!
- ASA league wins Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports grant
- Asking questions can pay huge dividends for your team
- Check out a Jessica Mendoza video about parents’ roles
- Coaches: Five Tips for Team-Building
- Coaches: Include 'Honoring the Game' in your season plans
- Could your softball league use a $2,500 kick this season?
- Determining goals for our kids in sports: Tools to help parents talk to their child before the season starts
- Do you and your child have similar goals for the season?
- Does your player know how to honor their opponents?
- Exclusive podcast with softball Olympian Dot Richardson
- Fall 2009 Community Grants Winners Announced!
- Final weeks for you to WIN* a family vacation for four to the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort from Liberty Mutual!
- Get a $5 off coupon from SoftballOutlet.com!
- Get your youth softball questions answered
- Get your youth softball questions answered
- Have a youth softball question? Get it answered
- Have an issue on or off the field? Ask an expert
- How to “drill and reward” communication
- How would you address a demeaning coach?
- Ideas to keep energy up, push through the lulls of practice
- Improve your teams with the Buddy System concept
- Is your child's emotional tank filled?
- Join the Community Grant Hall of Fame with a $2,500 grant
- Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Sweepstakes ends July 31, 2010
- Listen now to the new Responsible Sports Podcast series
- Login to see how your league is doing in the race for $2,500
- March 18th at 7 EST - Free Community Grant webinar
- Nominate your coach for their dedication to youth softball!
- One week left in the race for the $2,500 grants!
- One week left to enter to win a trip to Walt Disney World Resort
- Parents, does your player know how to honor officials?
- Parents: Help improve your child’s softball experience!
- Parents: Tips on talking with coach
- Responsible Sports Community Grants
- Responsible Sports Media Library
- Responsible Sports Youth Sports Scenario
- Season Evaulation Tool webinar on Feb. 25th at 7 p.m. EST
- See how you can take a responsible approach to your child’s tryouts.
- Spring 2009 Community Grants Winners Announced
- Success Through Teamwork: 5 steps to being a good teammate
- Teachable moments with televised sports
- The Fall 2009 Responsible Sports Community Grant period is now open!
- The Ins and Outs of "Overcoaching"
- Time to register and promote your team or league for a $2,500 grant!
- Tips to help balance a winning attitude with an equal play heart
- Twenty youth sport organizations will win a $2,500 Community Grant from Liberty Mutual
- Ways to help rally your community to win $2,500 by May 31
- When is it too early to specialize in a sport?
- Win a trip to the Walt Disney World® Resort
The
Responsible Sports Media Library is your home for all youth softball
related videos and podcasts. You can watch as Responsible Sports principles
come to life, pick one of the Coach Candrea or Jessica Mendoza videos to watch, or see a youth softball coach
and players talk in the on the diamond.
Watch Coach Candrea talk about player development, how to measure effort on the field, the importance of respecting the game, the parent/coach relationship and more!
Jessica Mendoza and clips of Mendoza’s parents cover how to overcome failure, parents giving feedback to their kids, proactive safety measures and more!
Listen to our new Responsible Sports Podcast series, Each episode interviews prominent former athletes, coaches and general managers who share their insights on Responsible Sports from their own sports careers. Listen in as they talk about filling emotional tanks, bouncing back from mistakes, staying motivated through long seasons to continually give 100% effort, and how they translated their sports experience to invaluable life lessons.
The Liberty Mutual Responsible SportsTM program supports volunteer youth sports coaches and parents who help our children succeed both on and off the field. We offer many youth sports resources including $2,500 community grants, instructional videos, weekly tips, peer and expert advice, and coursework for those interested in improving the youth sports experience for all involved.














