Parents

The Ottawa Shooting Stars Executive is hosting an information event for parents to learn more about the roles on the OSS executive and the club management that are becoming available.

In my opinion when you choose to become a club coach, you need to make the conscious decision to do so not for your own success but for the success of the individual athlete and the team as a [...]

Parents will have received a receipt for OSS club fees when they registered their children online for House or Competitive Leagues. This is an official receipt and will serve for the CRA [...]

A common misconception is that Canadian schools do not offer Athletic Scholarship money for their athletes. Canadian schools do offer scholarship money.

Parents play an important role on their child’s team. Their positive influence and encouragement is essential to the success of the player and the team.

Participation and performance in sport requires that athletes learn about and apply a set of mental and emotional skills. These skills apply to all competitive settings.

Parents often wonder, “What is the best meal to give my child before the big game?”

Running a canteen can be a big job so having 2 parents share the job is a good idea.

Parents are called upon to manage scoring and time keeping at games. It is important that parents develop these skills.

Being involved in a sport is a lot different for most of today’s young people than it was for their parents or grandparents. Kids start younger, train harder, play more often, forego other [...]