15 Lessons Kids Learn From Sports

My kids have played sports all their lives. They started as toddlers and still play in college. For many years I saw this as a physically healthy pastime that would teach them something about being a part of a group larger than themselves. I thought teammates would teach them teamwork. I thought that from good coaching they would learn to be coachable.

And, oh the memories…from personal bests on cross-country trails to hitting the game winning run in little league, to agonizing last second de...