Young Athlete Advocate Pillows

"Would you explain to your son that there's no free agency in T-ball?"

"I AM at my usual position."

Who should be the next eco-club president? The most vegan? The most carbon neutral? The most into solar? Eco-club. But we need someone who will attract kids to the environmental cause. Then it's obvious. The most popular. Or most athletic!

"I will always cheer you on, but I will never 'Woo-hoo!' you."

'Yes, Jenny, I know I'm always reminding the team to be good sports, but you really don't have to thank the ref after every call.'

"Winning isn't everything, Josh. Not being the reason your team loses is everything."

"Gracie, I'm proud of you. Your team lost, but you tried your best and that's all that counts."

"Fellas, I invited Max here to give us a fresh, millennial take on how to get out of the inning."

Runt! You'll never make the team. We'll see! You can't even tie your shoelace! Great technique!

"Look, I know the other team is taller than we are...but I'm pretty sure this isn't allowed."

'Now then you two, you can't both be Australia - one of you has to be England!'

"What I miss during school holidays is not going out on strike every Friday."

A boy with a football

Multisports

"I need to buy a faster fastball."

'Oh,oh, Regina has her lawyer with her.'

'Hmmphhhh ... High on Life. Now that's something the government ought to regulate.'

Stop with racism in sport!

Secretary to boss: 'You fooled some of the people all of the time, Senator, but they were all too young to vote.'

The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Lawyer - "Father Desmond, we need an exorcism."

Children hold hands around a map of the world with picnic food.

'Young players have a tendency to forget fundamentals over the winter.'

'I'm the new kid on the team. Where's my signing bonus?'

'I can just see him twenty years down the road pitching for the Giants.'

Make good decisions!

'Nice level swing, Billy. Just meet the ball. Don't try to kill it, Billy.'

"The good news is, the children in the district have strong writing skills. The bad news is, we have sustained a letter-writing campaign from the third grade."

Beijing 2022

"I have goals in life. Just last week I scored three goals!"

'Youth Baseball Clinic: How To Develop A Deep-Rooted Hatred Of The Media.'

"We don't make cookies anymore - I'm selling Girl Scout apps."

'Not right now, Timmy. First we're going to work on fielding ground balls. Maybe later we can discuss collective bargaining.'

'Play your best. There's going to be a scout for the ten year olds in the stands!'

'With school, sports and music lessons, I don't get to spend much quality time with my gerbil.'

"Five kids have signed my petition. We'd like to have vegetarian options on the cafeteria menu. To help, I've put together a few recipes of my own."