When temperatures drop, kids begin spending much more time indoors and less time being active. The more time kids spend indoors, the more time they are likely to spend in front of the television.
Did you know that kids spend an average of about five hours per day watching television, playing video games and surfing the [...]

It seems like every other sports-related news story these days is yet another example of athletes displaying a major lack of sportsmanship. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen the now infamous ‘ponytail pull’ by University of New Mexico women’s soccer player Elizabeth Lambert. (That wasn’t the only recent hair-pulling debacle, unfortunately. Oakland Raiders player [...]

Fall…the leaves are changing and it’s beautiful. Holiday season…a joyous time spent with family. And, unfortunately, flu season – a yucky time with sniffles, sneezes and sad little children. Many parents are concerned and this year’s flu season promises to be a tough one. No parent enjoys seeing their child suffer through sickness, so let’s [...]

We want to see the smiling faces, high fives, fist bumps and celebrations. We want to hear what you have learned through sports, what you love about sports and why you play sports. We want to know about Your Sports Experience!
That’s why we’ve launched the My Sports Experience Video Contest!
You could win $250 and a [...]

Somewhere during the course of his four years in various organized sports, my son became a serious competitor. He assumes responsibility and carries the outcome of the game on his small shoulders. No matter what sport he is playing he feels compelled to carry his team to victory. I can always tell when he’s feeling [...]

Ahhh, remember the good ol’ days of playing freeze tag or hide n’ go seek out in the back yard? Or, shooting hoops in the driveway and somehow gathering a group of friends together? Maybe you just rode your bike on the sidewalk with a nearby friend after school just to get outside after being [...]

A couple of months ago I was at a soccer tournament in which my 9-year old son was playing. It was a regional tournament with kids traveling from various cities to attend and there were several teams competing in various age groups throughout the 2-day event. Kids as young as six years old all the [...]

Your child comes up to you after a game frustrated that he didn’t make the shot into the goal. You know what he could have done differently yet when you try to offer advice he tunes you out. Or, what usually happens with my son when I casually ask, ‘how was practice?’ I get the [...]

We want our kids to be the best they can be in all their endeavors, right? Always with the best intentions we correct our kids on what they could do better whether it’s in academics or sports. Sometimes, however, in our zest to help them improve we overlook the things they did well.
Often times my [...]

We really enjoyed the i9 Sports Raving Fans Video Contest – the videos you sent in were fun, cute, action-packed and inspiring. Congratulations to Sky in Chandler, Arizona for taking the $250 Grand Prize and a FREE Registration in an upcoming i9 Sports Program. CLICK HERE to see Sky’s video on the i9 Sports YouTube [...]