Female athletes should not be trained like their male counterparts. Their workouts should focus on improving range-of-motion and strengthening specific muscle groups—like glutes and hamstrings—during pre-season. What’s more, keeping up with such training throughout the regular season can dramatically reduce the risk of ACL injuries.
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Raising awareness about the many problems in youth sports today and to provide advice and offer solutions to help improve our children’s sports experiences.
How Bullying In Youth Sports Dehumanizes Us
They play to have fun, make friends, develop skills, and discover their own creativity, but too often we see children enact and mimic adult-sanctioned or tolerated behavior on the field of play.
The Shocking Injury Statistics in Youth Sports
It’s up to us as parents to ensure that our young athletes follow properly balanced preseason and in-season training and conditioning programs in order to proactively prevent injuries.
Kim John Payne’s Introduction to “Beyond Winning”
The shift in parents questioning the too much, too soon, too hard, too young culture has been remarkable.
One Parent’s Golden Moment
Sports push us to the brink, and when we stand on the edge of that precipice, all charged up with purpose and passion, the unexpected happens: a golden moment.
Know Your Triggers
In addition to knowing how your own sports biography can affect your child’s youth sports experience, it’s also important to know what triggers you when you watch your child participate in sports.
Why Am I So Critical After My Child’s Game?
I often find myself angry and critical after watching my son play a soccer game and catch myself becoming really judgmental and negative about the coaches and referees—and even my own son […]