The Mom Position: A Parent's Guide to Youth Sports (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798185238943)

You thought your child signed up to play a sport. You didn't realize you were signing up too.

Welcome to The Mom Position-the role no one prepares you for. One day you're buying your child's first pair of cleats. The next, you're juggling tournament weekends, team offers, expensive equipment, coaches, endless group texts, sibling schedules, hotel bookings, rain delays, snack duty, and wondering why every other parent seems to know exactly what's going on.

The Mom Position is the honest, funny, practical guide that will save you time, second-guessing, money, stress, and more than a few embarrassing moments. Inside, you'll discover practical strategies for sports parenting, parent-coach communication, tournament planning, sports budgeting, game-day preparation, sibling balance, ADD/ADHD organization, multi-sport athletes, sports burnout, and building your child's confidence.

The Mom Position will help you feel more prepared, more organized, more confident, and far less alone. You won't find lectures, guilt trips, or unrealistic parenting advice here. You'll laugh, nod your head, and think, "This is my life."

Imagine sitting next to the veteran sports mom who has already survived years of youth sports, travel sports, tournament weekends, Daddy Ball, tryouts, budgeting, scheduling conflicts, and the chaos that comes with raising young athletes. The one who quietly leans over and says, "Let me save you a few thousand dollars and about a hundred headaches."

Inside you'll learn:

• How youth sports really work (Rec, Club, School & Travel)
• The hidden costs of youth sports-and how to avoid wasting thousands of dollars
• When expensive programs are worth the investment...and when they're not
• Tryouts, team offers, playing time, and what coaches won't tell you
• The truth about sports scholarships, college recruiting, and the real odds of playing at the next level
• How to know whether a sport, team, or program is right for your child and family
• Tournament travel, packing checklists, and game-day preparation
• Time-saving systems, organization hacks, and ADD/ADHD organization strategies for busy sports families
• Sports budgeting, saving money, and avoiding expensive rookie mistakes
• Parent ego, sideline behavior, and the sports parent mindset that helps your athlete thrive
• How to navigate Daddy Ball, talk to difficult coaches, and recognize healthy vs. unhealthy coaching environments
• When to quit a team...and when it's worth sticking it out
• The Car Ride Home-what to say, what not to say, and how to build confidence after wins and losses
• Sibling balance, managing multiple children in sports, and keeping peace at home
• Multi-sport athletes, specialization, sports burnout, and making long-term decisions that are best for your child
• Checklists, worksheets, cheat sheets, planning pages, and real-world systems you'll use season after season

Whether you're a first-time sports mom, a seasoned sports parent, or somewhere in between, you'll laugh at the stories, recognize yourself in the chaos, borrow the systems, use the checklists, and finally understand the things experienced sports parents seem to know-but nobody ever explains to new families. That is what this book is; a playbook, survival guide, and a support system.

Whether your child plays baseball, softball, soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, lacrosse, hockey, or another youth sport, this book will help you save time, save money, reduce stress, avoid costly mistakes, become a more confident sports parent, and enjoy the youth sports journey with your entire family.

Because being a sports parent isn't just a job.

It's a position you have to play.

And it's time someone taught you how to play it.

Author: Susan Shane
ISBN-13: 9798185238943
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/25/2026
Pages: 228
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d