“Youth sports is out of control! We need to go back to the good ole days when everyone played for fun in their neighborhoods!“
Look familiar? Even the referee doesn't know what to do with this!
The old days were good, but they’re gone. Now, issues of safety, distance, parental work schedules, and availability of playing [...]
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Good Coaches Make Youth Sports Health...
“Youth sports is out of control! We need to go back to the good ole days when everyone played for fun in their neighborhoods!“
Look familiar? Even the referee doesn't know what to do with this!
The old days were good, but they’re gone. Now, issues of safety, distance, parental work schedules, and availability of playing [...]
Resistance Band Tag: FUN Fitness
Fit Soccer Players Finish It
Fit to the Final Whistle
Here’s what we’ll be talking about at the VYSA Session.
I. What is (physical) Fitness?
o What are the demands of soccer?
o Can just playing the game make them fit for the game?
II. Fitness for Soccer – dynamic fitness, game-like demands
Skills + conditioning = Peak Performance that lasts (train skill [...]
Dynamic Youth Fitness: Wall Jump
Dynamic Fitness Video: The Step-Over
Fit2Finish Will Present ‘Fit to...
Work and Recovery are Essential to Hi...
Stretching and chatting build team especially for girls
Recovery. Every athlete needs it. Suzy Germain says it’s missing from her son’s topnotch team and that’s taking a toll.
Wayne Goldsmith, in his January 4th blog post, has a great mnemonic to help us think about how recovery – that is, time off from sport-specific [...]
New Year’s Resolution Preventio...
Here are the top ten new year’s resolutions according to about.com. Is yours on this list?
Spend more time with family and friends
Fit in Fitness
Tame the Bulge
Quit Smoking
Enjoy Life More
Quit Drinking
Get out of Debt
Learn Something New
Help Others
Get Organized
So many of us look to the new year with a resolution in hand. We want [...]
Punishment Running Has No Place In Yo...
Why do we punish athletes with running?
Are they running for warm up, for fitness, or for punishment?
A friend just shared that her 14 year old JV field hockey player was exhausted and had dissolved into tears because at her Thursday and Friday practices the coach had submitted them to “punishment running,” 7-9 miles of it. That [...]
No Child Left Behind: Let’s Get...
A lot of political capital and many educational dollars have been invested in keeping our childrens’ minds up to speed. The solution may be fitter bodies.
Aerobic fitness is good for the body and the mind
Two studies at the University of Illinois make the case. Scientists grouped 9 and 10 year old kids by their levels of aerobic fitnes [...]



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