The interwebs can sometimes feel like rummaging through the bargain bin looking for something of value. I’ve found a few sites that produce quality parenting and youth sports content.

I’ve also rummaged through the motivational/self help category and stumbled upon some gems that aren’t trying to sell something every 10 minutes.

Good information is out there if you know where to look.

Scary Mommy
Everyone knows this one. Scary Mommy is the mommy blog for real moms with real problems who aren’t afraid to talk about them. And a lot of other stuff. This site can become a wormhole. Good stuff.

The Dad Website
Here’s a good one for the dads out there. Fun and entertaining articles about famous and not so famous dads. When I saw an article entitled, “How to Pick Up Your Kid Without Tweaking Your Back,” I knew this one was for me.

NCSA
NCSA or Next College Student Athlete is a wealth of easy to find information about recruiting and college athletic scholarships. They break it down by sport and division. They also have cool features within each sport’s breakdown where they show you what recruiters are looking for in a particular position. Fantastic site and resource that has broken down the scholarship game into bite sized pieces. They don’t sugar coat anything! Here’s a sobering quote from their site about college baseball:

“…for a 30-player (or more) roster, Division 1 baseball programs have only 11.7 scholarships to award; Division 2 programs have only 9. Division 3 schools do not offer any kind of athletic scholarship (but merit financial aid is offered).”

Ed Mylett
Ed Mylett is an entrepreneur, former athlete, businessman, and motivational speaker. If Tony Robbins was a meathead jock he would be Ed Mylett. He can come across as over the top but his interviews are of the top shelf variety. I learn about life, failure, and success from his podcast interviews. He has interviewed Jim Rome, Beau Flynn, The Undertaker from WWE, and other interesting characters. He does a fantastic job of not stuffing his podcasts full of ads. There’s usually only one ad per show that he sneaks in the middle. Extremely entertaining and thought provoking material.