Youth sports aren’t just for kids anymore

As the holiday season passes. Diligent parents continue to bus their children across the country to holiday tournaments, games, and practices. A thankless job all parents embrace the moment they complete registration at the beginning of each season.

Times have changed. A generation of parents spent countless hours on the sidelines or in the stands but somewhere along the line we have strayed from the path. Standard business hours have grown longer, commute times continue to consume more and more hours within a day, and social time is nearly non-existent. Society as a whole has placed more emphasis on financial growth and prosperity. The declining value of time is leading to increased levels of stress and unhealthy lifestyles.

Through my time coaching youth I have witnessed a growing phenomenon among the parents on each team that reflect the opposite reasons parents place their children into sport in the first place. Let’s review a couple of the reason’s parents place their kids into sport:

Press Release: RRAC Partnership

WACO, Texas – On Monday, the Red River Athletic Conference announced a three-year agreement that named CSTT Sports Travel the Official Hotel Accommodations Provider of the conference. Beginning with the 2015-16 academic year and stretching through the 2017-18 slate, CSTT will book all regular season and postseason accommodations for conference officials and member schools.

CSTT will provide the service free of charge to RRAC member schools while providing the best rates in the industry as the largest team travel planner in the country. CSTT managed postseason hotels for RRAC basketball and spring sports during the most recent tournaments.

In addition to the free service and savings to RRAC schools, CSTT will help support RRAC championships.

Press Release: AAC Partnership

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) commissioner John Sullivan has announced a three-year partnership with CSTT Sport Travel as the Official Accommodations Partner of the conference and its member institutions. Under the agreement which begins this month, CSTT Sport Travel will assist in securing the appropriate number of accommodations to sufficiently house all road travel while guaranteeing low group rates. CSTT will provide coaches the opportunity to book by phone or online, and access to an online …

Press Release: HAAC Partnership

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) commissioner Lori Thomas has announced a three-year agreement with CSTT Sport Travel as the Official Accommodations Partner of the conference and its member institutions. Under the agreement which begins this month, CSTT Sport Travel will assist in securing the appropriate number of accommodations to sufficiently house all road travel while guaranteeing low group rates. CSTT will provide coaches the opportunity to book by phone or online, …