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Dynamic Youth Fitness: Wall Jump
Here’s a look at girls performing the wall jump. They are asked to jump off of two feet using their arms to propel them upwards, and to land quietly on both feet. Then to spring up again. Their verbal cue is to jump “straight as an arrow” and to land “light as a feather.” This is a fitness challenge for some at t [...]
Dynamic Fitness Video: The Step-Over
Here’s a quick look at the step over drill, also known as the scissor drill. Girls are asked to perform continuous step-overs for 30 seconds over and around a flat cone at their feet. For some, this is a fitness challenge. Their weakness shows in sloppy steps, kicking the cone, or flat-footed stepping rather than bounding off the balls [...]
Youth Sports: What Happens When Money...
How much is your kid worth? Surely, there’s no answer to that question; they’re priceless. But what I am seeing in youth sports clubs lately makes me think that priceless is getting more expensive. We’re paying for them to do everything and at younger ages. The gear, the fees, the uniforms, and the professional trainers.
A f [...]
Team Tie-dye Bonds Girls into a Winni...
The first four girls tied and dyed, but have to wait 24 hours to see how it'll look.
A dozen girls from the CSC Inferno were tie-dying t-shirts in my driveway last weekend.
This weekend, they recorded their sixth win in as many games. They’re undefeated in the division of the Old Dominion Soccer League.
Now, I’m not taking cre [...]
Coaching Well: Why Do We Coach?
This article was originally published in The Fairfax Times, June 2010.
It so saddens me to read the endless stories of remarkably talented athletes like Tiger Woods and Ben Roethlisberger behaving badly– these lives, full of potential, are then misspent by their worst natures. We are left asking:
“How did we let these athlete [...]
Might Defying Gravity Really Be Wicke...
I took my 14 year old daughter to see Wicked at the Kennedy Center this week. What an incredible show. What an incredible message. Young people everywhere are walking away with the courage to take on the world. Tapping into the ‘something that’s changed within them.’ Why not throw off what holds them down? Defy gravity and [...]
Do you know what your children are do...
“Many American youngsters are not getting enough physical activity and parents are failing to make their children’s health a priority, according to a new study,” reports msnbc.msn.com. (read complete article) Nothing new here.
The article goes on to say, “research by the YMCA, which surveyed more than 1,600 American p [...]
Redeeming Soccer Mom, the Parent-Coac...
Part 3 in the 3 Blog Series: “Redeeming Soccer Mom”
The Parent-Coach Conversation
A coach once told our team parents: “As a parent, it’s your job to see the very best in your child. It’s my job to see them as they are and to help them be better.” He was right. None of us is objective about our own child. B [...]
Where Did Soccer Mom Go Wrong?
Part 2 in the 3 blog series: “Redeeming Soccer Mom”
Soccer Mom has generated quite a lot of interest and not all of it positive. I found this out when I googled her. No longer just a Mom driving kids to their sports activities, Soccer Mom now seems to be:
A crazy driver nearly causing accidents speeding to and from after school [...]
From Super Mom to Soccer Mom
First in a three blog series: “Redeeming Soccer Mom”
Standing by
Who is Soccer Mom?
It’s hard to believe, but the term “Soccer Mom” has only been in regular use since 1996, when she was a highly sought after “swing voter” in the election of that year. According to Wikipedia,
“One candidate S [...]
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