December 2025

Youth sports have become more expensive, more demanding, and more stressful — yet many athletes still aren’t developing the skills or confidence they need to truly progress. If it feels like your athlete is playing more games than ever but improving less, you’re not alone. In December, national leaders and youth-development experts publicly acknowledged what

According to the CIAC bylaws, a student-athlete can receive individual lessons (“individual lessons in the skills of his or her sport”) during the season — if those lessons are not provided by their high-school team coach. So, semi private and group training with a non-school-affiliated trainer (e.g., a third-party skills coach) is permitted under the rules. Where the