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Gulf Today
18 hours ago
- Health
- Gulf Today
Social media, self esteem: What's the connection?
Megan Moreno, Tribune News Service Ever since social media burst on the scene in the early 2000s, parents and health experts have worried about the potential impact on kids, particularly those in their early teens. Now researchers are asking how the curated content that kids see online makes them feel about themselves. Newer studies show that picture-perfect selfies and videos on Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms can shake a young person's confidence. Kids who compare their authentic lives to these unreal images may find themselves feeling anxiety, envy and sometimes obsessive thoughts that can harm their health. Celebrities and influencers work hard to attract social followers — usually with an army of stylists, makeup artists, trainers and videographers helping them. But thanks to filters and photo editing tools like Facetune and others, kids may feel they can make themselves look perfect too. More than 70% of social media users refuse to post pictures online before Photoshopping them, one study shows. This desire to erase all flaws can be especially harmful for kids of colour. Research shows that photo editing apps often use beauty standards modelled on white people, reinforcing racist views of what's attractive and what's not. Setting goals and striving to meet them can be good for kids. But extreme content on social media can push them toward unrealistic standards that encourage dangerous habits. Some trends fueled by social media reflect unhealthy body images. This includes trends such as bigorexia, which drives young people to spend countless hours in the gym and eat a protein-heavy diet to build a 'jacked' body, or ultra-low-calorie eating plans displayed in 'what I eat in a day' videos posted by celebrities and influencers. Social platforms are designed to keep kids scrolling by serving up the content they like best. Most social media platforms use an algorithm to track what users view and watch to deliver similar content. This means that a teen who views unhealthy content out of curiosity may be shown more and more content of that type. It can become nearly impossible for them to outrun the images and stories that can drive compulsive behaviours. Social media's overall impact on an individual child is fueled by several factors. This includes their temperament, personality, health status, peer group and the content they view. However, it is also important to keep an eye on ways that social media can crowd out healthy behaviours that are also critical to mental health and self-esteem. For example, social media can contribute to reduced quality and quantity of sleep. It can also crowd out other important responsibilities such as schoolwork and time with family and friends. Even kids who don't fall into harmful eating or workout regimes may experience this crowding out of healthy behaviors and habits. Here are some suggestions from the American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health that can help your child use social media in positive ways to learn, connect and grow. The first step is to engage in open communication. Kids often resist any move adults make to curb their freedom, so aim for a nonjudgmental approach. Ask your child to guide you by asking questions like what types of media they have been enjoying lately or simply asking if any content they've come across worries them or makes them uncomfortable. As your child opens up, try to listen more than talk. Make this a learning session that will help you uncover possible concerns and topics for future conversations. You don't have to 'solve' everything about social media in one conversation; the goal is to keep the lines of communication open over time. You may find your child knows a lot about the inner workings of the digital world. Still, they may not think too deeply about the content 'bubble' that algorithms create. If they're willing, try this experiment: Open your own social platform and search for something new. For example, if your feed focuses on sports or fashion, search for 'home improvement' or 'coin collecting.' Within a few clicks, you'll start to see new content on those topics. If your child is showing signs they have been comparing themselves to the unattainable content they see online, it may help to acknowledge that comparing ourselves to others is natural, but perfectionism can harm us. Pointing to examples from your own life may be helpful. For example: 'I used to watch hours of videos showing how to improve my tennis swing. But in the end, it just made me feel nervous about my game. Going out and practicing worked a lot better.'
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Super Bowl commercials offer chance to talk to your kids about sports gambling
We watch Super Bowl advertisements, with our kids nearby and sometimes a beer in our hands, with the easiness we used to shout 'tastes great' or 'less filling' at the old Miller Lite ads. It can be a lesson in osmosis. 'If you pull aside a handful of teenagers and say, 'What do you think of when you think of the Super Bowl, they're going to say, 'Bud Light,' ' says Megan Moreno, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin's School of Public Health who specializes in adolescent care. In recent years, sporting events have also featured commercials that offer something that can be right at kids' fingertips. Ads for online betting don't make indirect suggestions to try them. Instead, they're full of invitations and offers of credits from familiar faces who, Moreno says, try to link gambling with what they're watching. AD METER 2025: Vote on the big game's best commercials 'I have teenagers,' says Moreno, who works closely with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). 'It's not like they're coming running to you asking to watch 'Frozen,' which is a blessing and a curse. There's just not a lot of content that's enjoyable to sit down and watch together. Sports can play a really important role in having something in common and something to bond over. But it's also pretty tricky.' Especially when parents bet on games (or drink alcohol) themselves. We don't necessarily think of watching commercials as teaching moments, but one of the biggest betting days of the year creates an opportunity for one. 'It's so interwoven and present now that I think, whether or not parents choose to engage in it, it probably means parents need to have a conversation with whatever child is watching,' Moreno says, 'and say, 'This is what it means to gamble. And here's what you want to be careful about if you decide to do this when you get older.' ' Moreno, the co-medical director of the AAP's Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health, offers ways we can make the exchange engaging and interactive, like watching the commercials themselves. A 2018 Supreme Court decision struck down a federal law banning sports betting in most states. Today, mobile betting is legal in 30 states and celebrities like Jamie Foxx, Drake, Nicki Minaj and Conor McGregor tout online betting that are just a few taps away on a phone. 'You hear kids talking about it, which I think is just really different than in the past,' Moreno says. 'You had to go somewhere to gamble, and it was kind of secret. Now you can gamble during a game on an app on your phone." A University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital poll published last year asked a national sample of parents of teens 14-18 years about online betting. It found that 55% of parents did not know their state's legal age for betting. It's generally 21 (and in some cases 18) but younger kids are gaining access. 'That's what we're hearing,' Moreno says. 'Or a parent will set up an account and kind of let the kid use it, and then sometimes the kid uses it without asking.' Sixty-nine percent of parents in the poll reported their teen has a bank account, debit card and/or credit card in their own name. 'We're seeing kids doing more app based games, where they're used to putting money in," Moreno says. "It's become really normative for kids to buy in-app purchases and use money, and sometimes those are tied to games of chance within the gaming app. This is not true gambling, but this is like a warmup.' Teens engage heavily among the estimated 62.5 million who play fantasy sports in the USA and Canada. If you play fantasy, you know that even if you put in just a little money, it's easy allow your mood to rise and fall with the statistics of your players. 'You feel like you've got a stake in it,' Moreno says of fantasy sports, but also online gambling in general. 'And I think adults can do a good job of kind of separating themselves through that enough to function during the day. 'But for teens at such a vulnerable age where they're really seeking things that will connect to them and that will help them build their identity. I think that's the other piece that worries me about teens getting super engaged in this: It's just so much harder for them to disentangle because that that identity fully developed.' Related: Kids face online threats 'in blink of an eye,' Homeland Security warns Let them distinguish what they're watching: According to Michigan's Mott poll, just one in four parents of children ages 14-18 had spoken with them about online gambling. Start the discussion by putting your child at peer level, something we probably don't do enough in his age of overprotecting – if not coddling – kids. Hit that pause button during the game if you see a gambling ad. Ask your son or daughter to describe what they are watching. Here's how Moreno suggests the back-and-fourth-might go: These are some of the most elite athletes in the world that are taking really good care of themselves. But look at the ads we're seeing. What are those ads telling us to do? What are they trying to sell you, and how does that line up with what we're watching? 'I have found adolescents really love those conversations,' she says. 'They love thinking about what's 'the man' trying to get me to do? It's an opportunity to have those conversations in kind of a fun way.' Create real-life scenarios: Once the game is over, find time to talk through not just the idea of placing a bet, but how it might look like for both of you if you lost. I know you love the Chiefs. Let's say you wanted to put $5 down because you were really excited they might win, and then they lost. What if it was $5 but you were doing it every week, and that's your whole allowance? How would you feel if it was $50? How would it feel if I put down $500 and now we don't have enough money to go on that camping trip? Playing fantasy sports with your kids, and having them experience what it's like to lose money from them, can work the same way. 'Take the excitement that we know can come from gambling, but tying it to those real world consequences,' Moreno says. Be transparent about your own habits: According to the Michigan Mott's poll, 31% of parents say that they or another adult in their household participate in online, in-person, or social betting. If a teen sees you engaging with it while you are watching the game together, it becomes part of their impression of what's normal. "You want to be careful with how much you're exposing them to it," Moreno says. "But I think you also want to pair that with having some really honest communication with it." Here is what you might say: I struggle with this: Here's what I'm worried about for you. How are we going to figure out a way to navigate this together? How are we going to know when it's a problem and what's our plan if it's a problem? 'I think the more a parent can be real, the greater likelihood is the kid's gonna say, 'I'm not doing that,' ' Moreno says. 'And it also takes away the forbidden fruit piece. Or that the kid will say, 'Hey, I'll try this, and if it's a problem now we have a plan.' ' Coach Steve: Five bold perspectives for sports parents in 2025 According to the poll, some parents also support certain strategies they see as effective in minimizing the risks of online betting for youth or young adults. They include: restricting betting after a certain amount is lost, offering a 'parent view' option to monitor online betting accounts, verifying legal age with photo identification to open the account and limiting the amount of money that can be bet within a certain timeframe. 'I think sometimes parents will think, 'Oh, gosh. I never had this conversation when they were younger, but now they're older, and they're talking to me or I see the apps on their phone. Is it too late for me to have that conversation?' " Moreno says. "No, it's absolutely not too late to have that conversation.' If your child has already tried gambling, it becomes another layer of your discussion. As we know, parenting is often about turning an unexpected twist into something productive. 'It's not that you want to shame anyone," Moreno says. "Instead it's that, 'How do you want to talk about it in a way so that kids have the information that you want to give them.' ' Steve Borelli, aka Coach Steve, has been an editor and writer with USA TODAY since 1999. He spent 10 years coaching his two sons' baseball and basketball teams. He and his wife, Colleen, are now sports parents for two high schoolers. His column is posted weekly. For his past columns, click here. sborelli@ Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators and sports betting partners for audience referrals. The USA TODAY Network newsroom and editorial staff maintains direction on this content, which is created by partner staff. Sports betting operators have no influence over our news coverage. See applicable operator site for its terms and conditions. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call the National Council on Problem Gambling 24/7 at 1-800-GAMBLER. Must be 21 or older to gamble. Sports betting and gambling are not legal in all locations. Be sure to comply with laws applicable where you reside. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Super Bowl commercials can help you talk to kids about sports gambling
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Super Bowl commercials offer chance to talk to your kids about sports gambling
We watch Super Bowl advertisements, with our kids nearby and sometimes a beer in our hands, with the easiness we used to shout 'tastes great' or 'less filling' at the old Miller Lite ads. It can be a lesson in osmosis. 'If you pull aside a handful of teenagers and say, 'What do you think of when you think of the Super Bowl, they're going to say, 'Bud Light,' ' says Megan Moreno, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin's School of Public Health who specializes in adolescent care. In recent years, sporting events have also featured commercials that offer something that can be right at kids' fingertips. Ads for online betting don't make indirect suggestions to try them. Instead, they're full of invitations and offers of credits from familiar faces who, Moreno says, try to link gambling with what they're watching. AD METER 2025: Vote on the big game's best commercials 'I have teenagers,' says Moreno, who works closely with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). 'It's not like they're coming running to you asking to watch 'Frozen,' which is a blessing and a curse. There's just not a lot of content that's enjoyable to sit down and watch together when they're at that age. So I think sports can actually play a really important role in having something in common and something to bond over. But it's also pretty tricky.' Especially when parents bet on games (or drink alcohol) themselves. We don't necessarily think of watching commercials as teaching moments, but one of the biggest betting days of the year creates an opportunity for one. 'It's so interwoven and present now that I think, whether or not parents choose to engage in it, it probably means parents need to have a conversation with whatever child is watching,' Moreno says, 'and say, 'This is what it means to gamble. And here's what you want to be careful about if you decide to do this when you get older.' ' Moreno, the co-medical director of the AAP's Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health, offers ways we can make the exchange engaging and interactive, like watching the commercials themselves. A 2018 Supreme Court decision struck down a federal law banning sports betting in most states. Today, mobile betting is legal in 30 states and celebrities like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Conor McGregor tout online betting that are just a few taps away on a phone. 'You hear kids talking about it, which I think is just really different than in the past,' Moreno says. 'You had to go somewhere to gamble, and it was kind of secret. Now you can gamble during a game on an app on your phone." A University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital poll published last year asked a national sample of parents of teens 14-18 years about online betting. It found that 55% of parents did not know their state's legal age for betting. It's generally 21 (and in some cases 18) but younger kids are gaining access. 'That's what we're hearing,' Moreno says. 'Or a parent will set up an account and kind of let the kid use it, and then sometimes the kid uses it without asking.' Sixty-nine percent of parents in the poll reported their teen has a bank account, debit card and/or credit card in their own name. 'We're kids doing more app based games, where they're used to putting money in," Moreno says." It's become really normative for kids to buy in-app purchases and use money, and sometimes those are tied to games of chance within the gaming app. This is not true gambling, but this is like a warmup.' Teens engage heavily among the estimated 62.5 million who played fantasy sports in the USA and Canada. Even if you put in just a little money, you know if you play fantasy it's easy allow your mood to rise and fall with the statistics of your players. 'You feel like you've got a stake in it,' Moreno says of fantasy sports, but also online gambling in general. 'And I think adults can do a good job of kind of separating themselves through that enough to function during the day. 'But for teens at such a vulnerable age where they're really seeking things that will connect to them and that will help them build their identity. I think that's the other piece that worries me about teens getting super engaged in this: It's just so much harder for them to disentangle because that that identity fully developed.' Related: Kids face online threats 'in blink of an eye,' Homeland Security warns Let them distinguish what they're watching: According to Michigan's Mott poll, just one in four parents of children ages 14-18 had spoken with them about online gambling. Start the discussion by putting your child at peer level, something we probably don't do enough in his age of overprotecting – if not coddling – kids. Hit that pause button during the game if you see a gambling ad. Ask your son or daughter to describe what they are watching. Here's how Moreno suggests the back-and-fourth-might go: These are some of the most elite athletes in the world that are taking really good care of themselves. But look at the ads we're seeing. What are those ads telling us to do? What are they trying to sell you, and how does that line up with what we're watching? 'I have found adolescents really love those conversations,' she says. 'They love thinking about what's 'the man' trying to get me to do? And so I think it's an opportunity to have those conversations in kind of a fun way.' Create real-life scenarios: Once the game is over, find time to talk through not just the idea of placing a bet, but howit might look like for both of you if you lost. I know you love the Chiefs. Let's say you wanted to put $5 down because you were really excited they might win, and then they lost. What if it was $5 but you were doing it every week, and that's your whole allowance? How would you feel about if it was $50? How would it feel if I put down $500 and now we don't have enough money to go on that camping trip? 'Take the excitement that we know can come from gambling, but tying it to those real world consequences,' she says. Playing fantasy sports with your kids, and having them experience what it's like to lose money from them, can work the same way. Be transparent about your own habits: According to the Michigan Mott's poll, 31% of parents say that they or another adult in their household participate in online, in-person, or social betting. "I think so but I think maybe you want to be careful with how much you're exposing them to it," Moreno says. "But I think you also want to pair that with having some really honest communication with it." A danger with gambling, though, is a teen who sees you engaging with it while you are watching the game together, it becomes part of their impression of what's normal. Here is what you might say: I struggle with this: Here's what I'm worried about for you. How are we going to figure out a way to navigate this together? How are we going to know when it's a problem and what's our plan if it's a problem? 'I think the more a parent can be real about that, the greater likelihood it is that either the kid's gonna say, 'I'm not doing that,' ' Moreno says. 'And it also takes away the forbidden fruit piece. Or that the kid will say, 'Hey, I'll try this, and if it's a problem now we have a plan.' ' Coach Steve: Five bold perspectives for sports parents in 2025 According to the poll, some parents also support certain strategies they see as effective in minimizing the risks of online betting for youth or young adults. They include: restricting betting after a certain amount is lost, offering a 'parent view' option to monitor online betting accounts, verifying legal age with photo identification to open an online betting account and limiting the amount that can be bet within a certain timeframe. 'I think sometimes parents will think, 'Oh, gosh. I never had this conversation when they were younger, but now they're older, and they're talking to me or I see the apps on their phone. Is it too late for me to have that conversation? No, it's absolutely not too late to have that conversation.' If your child has already tried gambling, it becomes another layer of your discussion. As we know, parenting is often about turning an unexpected twist into something productive. 'It's such a nuanced topic,' Moreno says. 'It's not that you want to shame anyone. Instead it's that, 'How do you want to talk about it in a way so that kids have the information that you want to give them.' ' Steve Borelli, aka Coach Steve, has been an editor and writer with USA TODAY since 1999. He spent 10 years coaching his two sons' baseball and basketball teams. He and his wife, Colleen, are now sports parents for two high schoolers. His column is posted weekly. For his past columns, click here. sborelli@ Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators and sports betting partners for audience referrals. The USA TODAY Network newsroom and editorial staff maintains direction on this content, which is created by partner staff. Sports betting operators have no influence over our news coverage. See applicable operator site for its terms and conditions. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call the National Council on Problem Gambling 24/7 at 1-800-GAMBLER. Must be 21 or older to gamble. Sports betting and gambling are not legal in all locations. Be sure to comply with laws applicable where you reside. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Super Bowl commercials can help talk to kids about sports gambling
USA Today
09-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Super Bowl commercials offer chance to talk to your kids about sports gambling
Hear this story We watch Super Bowl advertisements, with our kids nearby and sometimes a beer in our hands, with the easiness we used to shout 'tastes great' or 'less filling' at the old Miller Lite ads. It can be a lesson in osmosis. 'If you pull aside a handful of teenagers and say, 'What do you think of when you think of the Super Bowl, they're going to say, 'Bud Light,' ' says Megan Moreno, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin's School of Public Health who specializes in adolescent care. In recent years, sporting events have also featured commercials that offer something that can be right at kids' fingertips. Ads for online betting don't make indirect suggestions to try them. Instead, they're full of invitations and offers of credits from familiar faces who, Moreno says, try to link gambling with what they're watching. AD METER 2025: Vote on the big game's best commercials 'I have teenagers,' says Moreno, who works closely with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). 'It's not like they're coming running to you asking to watch 'Frozen,' which is a blessing and a curse. There's just not a lot of content that's enjoyable to sit down and watch together when they're at that age. So I think sports can actually play a really important role in having something in common and something to bond over. But it's also pretty tricky.' Especially when parents bet on games (or drink alcohol) themselves. We don't necessarily think of watching commercials as teaching moments, but one of the biggest betting days of the year creates an opportunity for one. 'It's so interwoven and present now that I think, whether or not parents choose to engage in it, it probably means parents need to have a conversation with whatever child is watching,' Moreno says, 'and say, 'This is what it means to gamble. And here's what you want to be careful about if you decide to do this when you get older.' ' Moreno, the co-medical director of the AAP's Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health, offers ways we can make the exchange engaging and interactive, like watching the commercials themselves. How kids are at risk for getting involved in online gambling A 2018 Supreme Court decision struck down a federal law banning sports betting in most states. Today, mobile betting is legal in 30 states and celebrities like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Conor McGregor tout online betting that are just a few taps away on a phone. 'You hear kids talking about it, which I think is just really different than in the past,' Moreno says. 'You had to go somewhere to gamble, and it was kind of secret. Now you can gamble during a game on an app on your phone." A University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital poll published last year asked a national sample of parents of teens 14-18 years about online betting. It found that 55% of parents did not know their state's legal age for betting. It's generally 21 (and in some cases 18) but younger kids are gaining access. 'That's what we're hearing,' Moreno says. 'Or a parent will set up an account and kind of let the kid use it, and then sometimes the kid uses it without asking.' Sixty-nine percent of parents in the poll reported their teen has a bank account, debit card and/or credit card in their own name. 'We're kids doing more app based games, where they're used to putting money in," Moreno says." It's become really normative for kids to buy in-app purchases and use money, and sometimes those are tied to games of chance within the gaming app. This is not true gambling, but this is like a warmup.' Teens engage heavily among the estimated 62.5 million who played fantasy sports in the USA and Canada. Even if you put in just a little money, you know if you play fantasy it's easy allow your mood to rise and fall with the statistics of your players. 'You feel like you've got a stake in it,' Moreno says of fantasy sports, but also online gambling in general. 'And I think adults can do a good job of kind of separating themselves through that enough to function during the day. 'But for teens at such a vulnerable age where they're really seeking things that will connect to them and that will help them build their identity. I think that's the other piece that worries me about teens getting super engaged in this: It's just so much harder for them to disentangle because that that identity fully developed.' Related: Kids face online threats 'in blink of an eye,' Homeland Security warns What we can do to help our kids understand online gambling Let them distinguish what they're watching: According to Michigan's Mott poll, just one in four parents of children ages 14-18 had spoken with them about online gambling. Start the discussion by putting your child at peer level, something we probably don't do enough in his age of overprotecting – if not coddling – kids. Hit that pause button during the game if you see a gambling ad. Ask your son or daughter to describe what they are watching. Here's how Moreno suggests the back-and-fourth-might go: These are some of the most elite athletes in the world that are taking really good care of themselves. But look at the ads we're seeing. What are those ads telling us to do? What are they trying to sell you, and how does that line up with what we're watching? 'I have found adolescents really love those conversations,' she says. 'They love thinking about what's 'the man' trying to get me to do? And so I think it's an opportunity to have those conversations in kind of a fun way.' Create real-life scenarios: Once the game is over, find time to talk through not just the idea of placing a bet, but howit might look like for both of you if you lost. I know you love the Chiefs. Let's say you wanted to put $5 down because you were really excited they might win, and then they lost. What if it was $5 but you were doing it every week, and that's your whole allowance? How would you feel about if it was $50? How would it feel if I put down $500 and now we don't have enough money to go on that camping trip? 'Take the excitement that we know can come from gambling, but tying it to those real world consequences,' she says. Playing fantasy sports with your kids, and having them experience what it's like to lose money from them, can work the same way. Be transparent about your own habits: According to the Michigan Mott's poll, 31% of parents say that they or another adult in their household participate in online, in-person, or social betting. "I think so but I think maybe you want to be careful with how much you're exposing them to it," Moreno says. "But I think you also want to pair that with having some really honest communication with it." A danger with gambling, though, is a teen who sees you engaging with it while you are watching the game together, it becomes part of their impression of what's normal. Here is what you might say: I struggle with this: Here's what I'm worried about for you. How are we going to figure out a way to navigate this together? How are we going to know when it's a problem and what's our plan if it's a problem? 'I think the more a parent can be real about that, the greater likelihood it is that either the kid's gonna say, 'I'm not doing that,' ' Moreno says. 'And it also takes away the forbidden fruit piece. Or that the kid will say, 'Hey, I'll try this, and if it's a problem now we have a plan.' ' Coach Steve: Five bold perspectives for sports parents in 2025 Why it's never too late to talk about online gambling with your kid According to the poll, some parents also support certain strategies they see as effective in minimizing the risks of online betting for youth or young adults. They include: restricting betting after a certain amount is lost, offering a 'parent view' option to monitor online betting accounts, verifying legal age with photo identification to open an online betting account and limiting the amount that can be bet within a certain timeframe. 'I think sometimes parents will think, 'Oh, gosh. I never had this conversation when they were younger, but now they're older, and they're talking to me or I see the apps on their phone. Is it too late for me to have that conversation? No, it's absolutely not too late to have that conversation.' If your child has already tried gambling, it becomes another layer of your discussion. As we know, parenting is often about turning an unexpected twist into something productive. 'It's such a nuanced topic,' Moreno says. 'It's not that you want to shame anyone. Instead it's that, 'How do you want to talk about it in a way so that kids have the information that you want to give them.' ' Steve Borelli, aka Coach Steve, has been an editor and writer with USA TODAY since 1999. He spent 10 years coaching his two sons' baseball and basketball teams. He and his wife, Colleen, are now sports parents for two high schoolers. His column is posted weekly. For his past columns, click here. Got a question for Coach Steve you want answered in a column? Email him at sborelli@ Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators and sports betting partners for audience referrals. The USA TODAY Network newsroom and editorial staff maintains direction on this content, which is created by partner staff. Sports betting operators have no influence over our news coverage. See applicable operator site for its terms and conditions. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call the National Council on Problem Gambling 24/7 at 1-800-GAMBLER. Must be 21 or older to gamble. Sports betting and gambling are not legal in all locations. Be sure to comply with laws applicable where you reside.
