Minor Leagues

I Hated Sports When I Was a Kid. Can I Embrace Them for My Daughter?

Mike Dawson

June 07, 2018 12:02 PM

Little Kids Should Not Pitch

Steve Kandell

June 07, 2018 9:39 AM

Making Friends With Other Sports Moms Made Me Feel Like I Was a Teenager Again

Stephanie Feuer

June 06, 2018 12:24 PM

I Escaped the Time Suck of Travel Sports. You Can Too!

Debra Moffitt

June 06, 2018 5:55 AM

Living and Dying With My Totally Absurd Kid’s Fencing Match

Sean Williams

June 05, 2018 9:00 AM

Why I Committed to an Athletic Scholarship Without Even Asking My Parents About It

Charlee Dyroff

June 04, 2018 12:10 PM

Why Do Kids Chant “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Who Do We Appreciate” After Games?

Rebecca Onion

June 04, 2018 9:00 AM

My First Feminist Protest Was Also My Introduction to the Folly of Coed Sports

Christina Cauterucci

June 01, 2018 11:00 AM

Maximizing Your Son’s Personal Excellence on the Little League Field

Amy Shearn

June 01, 2018 9:30 AM

The Five Shots You Must Master to Destroy Your Opponent in Horse

Nick Greene

May 31, 2018 11:29 AM

My Childhood Coaches Gave Me a Weird and Formative Window Into the Grown-Up World

Adam Mansbach

May 30, 2018 1:39 PM

Silent Soccer Is Great, Except for the Parent Who Complains About “Big Brother”

Stefan Fatsis

May 29, 2018 10:00 AM

My High School Basketball Dunk: an American Tragedy

Jim Rutman

May 28, 2018 10:00 AM

A Tribute to the Enduring Humiliations of Childhood Sports

Slate Staff

May 25, 2018 9:00 AM

Rob Was Willing to Die to Uphold the Code of Streetball

Sam Graham-Felsen

May 24, 2018 2:59 PM

The Crucible of Sports for Gay Boys Like Me

Mark Joseph Stern

May 24, 2018 9:07 AM

The Baseball Tee, a Triumph of American Design

Leon Neyfakh

May 23, 2018 3:00 PM

In Praise of the Most Ruthlessly Effective Move in Sports: the Kickball Bunt

Nick Greene

May 23, 2018 1:02 PM

The Exquisite Shame of the Participation Trophy

Torie Bosch

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