You may have seen or heard of the female Alabama fan who jumped into a crowd of Oklahoma students at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and kicked her way into YouTube immortality. We all know that the term "sports fan" refers to someone who is fanatical about their sport of choice. A fanatic, by definition, is "someone filled with or expressing excessive zeal." I guess "excessive" would be the operative word in the scenario cited above.

Parents, have you noticed the athletic performance in your student-athlete diminishing lately? If so, there are numerous possibilities from lack of sleep to stress, as well as just being too busy. But have you given thought to the possibility of drug and alcohol use?