Many adults involved in organized youth sports would benefit from a better understanding of the developmental and psychological needs of latency-aged children and a better awareness of their own motivations for entering a child in youth sports or for becoming coaches themselves. Most children aged 6 to 10 years play sports not to win, but for fun, to learn new skills, make new friends, or be a part of a team. Before a child participates in a sport, parents and children should fill out and compare a short checklist to ensure that everyone's expectations for what the child will gain from the experience are the same. It is advocated that coaches sign a Codes of Conduct to which they would adhere, and agree to year-end evaluations by the children they coach and their parents. It is suggested that psychiatrists offer their services to youth sports leagues, and give coaching and parent education courses that can, hopefully, reduce some of the (subtle and not so subtle) child abuse that occurs on the playing field and in the home.