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. Two studies at the University of Illinois make the case. Scientists grouped 9 and 10 year old kids … Continue reading
Why do coaches stand by and watch trainers run practice? The travel team coach contracts with a training organization to bring a professional trainer in to run practice. She’s running great drills, putting them through their paces, explaining, correcting. Really … Continue reading
Dynabands, Therabands, resistance bands, stretchy bands, no matter the name, they are one of the best training tools for the fitness games we play and home exercise programs we teach and recommend. Bands are perfect because they are portable, inexpensive … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
What an amazing run! What an amazing final! What a heart-breaker! To a society that lives to compete, I say, “What competitors!” To a culture that prints t-shirts that say, “2nd place is the first loser,” I say, “No Way!” … Continue reading
Did you see that shot? It was the best in the whole tournament. Nope. I’m not talking about Heather O’Reilly’s blast from 40 yards out. Though that was amazing. I’m talking about the photo of the American team lining up … Continue reading
No Pain. No gain. Fuhgettabout it. That’s for adults. And that’s because we’re old. This is the old advice. Exercise for us is scheduled, measured and altogether serious. Ushering kids into this is making them old before their time. Have … Continue reading
Kudos to Fairfax High School girl’s basketball coach Marcus Konde for taking the initiative to create the rising freshman summer basketball league. He was thinking outside the box to get around the restrictions on coaching out of season. He gets to see the … Continue reading
There’s nothing more beautiful than a body in motion. Call me sexist or ageist, but especially if that body is young, fit and female. I just loved opening Tuesday’s Washington Post to not 1, not 2, but 3 large, full-color photos … Continue reading
“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 … Continue reading