Today's play:
Our guest shares insights from her diverse career, including her time as an All-American softball player at the University of Tennessee, her experience in professional softball, and her transition from nursing to coaching. The conversation delves into the challenges of coaching at the collegiate level, particularly in helping young athletes develop essential life skills like time management and responsibility. India also emphasizes the importance of parents finding the right environment for their children’s athletic growth and highlights the impact of parental behavior on a student-athlete’s development. The episode concludes with practical advice for parents on supporting their children’s aspirations to play sports at the next level.

Today's guest:
India Childs, a former All-American and SEC Player of the Year with the University of Tennessee and USA Softball Olympic National Team Trialist in 2007. Currently, India is the head women's softball coach at Emory University and owner of Slapper Nation, a training company that specializes in teaching slap hitting in a clinic setting.

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Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents is produced by: Amy Bryant and Sasha Melamud

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In this episode, we talk about the evolving challenges in youth tennis, from ranking obsessions to the impact of parental involvement on development. We'll also learn how to maintain integrity in youth sports (hint: discipline is key) and why it is important to build character-driven teams.

Today's Coach:
Kenyon Generette-Oliver is one of the partners at Universal Tennis Academy in Atlanta, Georgia where he leads tennis pros at some of the top tennis clubs in the Atlanta metro area. Most recently, he was named the Head Tennis Coach at Agnes Scott College. He is an Elite USPTA Tennis Professional and has been teaching juniors and college players for over 25 years.

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Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents is produced by: Amy Bryant and Sasha Melamud

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Today's Play:
Join us as our guest shares her firsthand experiences with the challenges college coaches face, especially the impact of parents’ unrealistic expectations on athletes’ development. Discover the importance of parental support for children’s growth and character development, along with the necessity for open communication between coaches and athletes. We also highlight the value of embracing failure as a chance for improvement.

Today's Coach:
Christy Thomaskutty is an analyst for ESPN covering sports across their basketball platform. Prior to that, she coached college basketball for 19 years in both Division I and III and also served as the Vice President of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). In college, she was a standout on the Tulane University women's basketball team where she ranked fifth all-time in Division I history for career three-point field goals and was honored as the national female winner of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award.

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To learn more about Bryant College Coaching, click here or go to www.bryantcollegecoaching.com

Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents is produced by: Amy Bryant and Sasha Melamud

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