If you’ve ever had a child in sports, you know that it is expensive. But, there are many ways that you can continue to support your child’s love of the game without overspending. While you will spend money, some of the tips above double as excellent bonding opportunities worth any price. Today’s post is just [...]
Today's guest post about practicing martial arts at home is from Charlene Roth. You can learn more about her at the end of this blog post. Thanks a lot Charlene for sharing this great information. Hope you enjoy! ****** Anyone who has practiced martial arts knows how satisfying a great practice session can be. Whether [...]
During the COVID-19 outbreak, many of us are missing out on the physical and mental benefits that yoga and other forms of exercise provide for our overall well-being. You need those benefits more than ever during this crisis, so here are some indoor health and wellness tips that can help you cope and thrive during [...]
My daughter plays in this 3-3 basketball league. Nothing too complex. 12 minute games. Running clocks and kids call their own fouls. They do their own substitutions. Basically, pick up ball. There is supposed to be no parent involvement for most of the kids in this league. I think the younger kids are allowed to [...]
As a speed and strength coach, I’m privy to a lot of research that is out there to help your kids get better at their sport. This is obviously beneficial to you since I am able to keep up with the latest cutting edge information while developing your athlete. I’m also a parent of two [...]
I completely understand trying to avoid unnecessary injury, but if you were that paranoid about injuries, you wouldn’t play any sports. Once again, I heard someone complaining about a pain and the first thing the coach says is, “Stop lifting weights and doing those plyos during the heart of our season.” Yes, of course, it [...]
I continue to preach having kids to be multi-sport athletes, but ultimately I believe most kids will end up picking just one sport to play. At what age that happens will vary. Also, multi-sports nowadays means playing two different travel sports in the same season. Not quite what I was hoping for. Anyways, what happens [...]
If you have kids who play sports then you probably have witnessed this a lot. Parents lining along the sideline trying to coach their kids in the disguise of cheering for the team. I’m a parent so I kind of get it. You want your kid to be the one to score the goal or [...]
I’ve been working with improving speed for young athletes for years. I do have an age requirement for our services and that age is 10. Not that kids younger than 10 can’t do speed training, but the way we are set up, I prefer not to work with kids that young. But, we get calls [...]
When I was in 8th grade (so understand this was ages ago), I went to watch my brother play in a 4th grade basketball game. This was one of the few games I was able to watch because a lot of times my own basketball schedule conflicted with watching him play. This particular game they [...]
“A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.” ~Mary Lou Retton
There is no such thing as a young student athlete without a supportive parent. But parenting a child athlete has its challenges. In our parenting section, we provide stories, tips, information, and more for parents and supporters of student athletes, giving you tools that you can use to help your child succeed, as well as help you gain more clarity and understanding of what it means to be a student athlete (and their parent).