Tag: youth sports

Being a parent who is emotionally invested in your child's success is a good thing.
Parenting a young athlete, Youth Football, youth sports

Make No Mistake About It … You Should Live Vicariously Through Your Child.

In today’s world, it is very common for people to want to coddle their kids. As a result, when they see you pushing your kid to train and practice, people often assume that you are being abusive or hard on the child. People say things like “you’ll take the fun out of the sport if you keep pushing him (or her) so hard.” Moreover, there is … Continue reading Make No Mistake About It … You Should Live Vicariously Through Your Child.

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Strength, weight lifting, Youth Basketball, Youth Boxing, Youth Football, youth sports

Being an Athlete Aint for Everybody

Everyone should be physically active and pursue athletics in a manner that enriches their lives, provides a sense of well being and improves health. Whether you play soccer, football, baseball, etc, you should feel good about your performance and participation in the sport should make you feel healthier. But, don’t get it twisted. Everyone isn’t cut from the same cloth. Everyone isn’t a warrior (at … Continue reading Being an Athlete Aint for Everybody

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safety, sports injury prevention, Strength, weight lifting

Debunking Faux-Science That Effects Your Little Athlete

In the world of YouTube fitness, you don’t have to search for long before you find a lot of videos the constantly spout “common sense” rhetoric and pass it off as profound knowledge. The “common sense” often sounds reasonable or even logical and is often espoused by individuals that mean you no harm. However, the road to disaster is often paved with good intentions. In … Continue reading Debunking Faux-Science That Effects Your Little Athlete

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Explosiveness, Speed, Strength, Youth Football

If You’re Trying to Make Your Child Buff, Then You Could Be Hurting His Athleticism.

The sad thing about the mainstream fitness industry is that most people associate weight or resistance training with getting buff or swole. As a result, many people avoid weights and opt to jump on a treadmill. Or the go to the opposite extreme and pursue excessive muscle gain. Moreover, the top Youtube fitness gurus are all buff and ripped. They put motivational videos up and … Continue reading If You’re Trying to Make Your Child Buff, Then You Could Be Hurting His Athleticism.

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obesity, Strength, youth sports

Giving Children the Gift of Sports

In today’s sedentary world, obesity is on the rise. People from all walks of life, who have kids are starting to pay attention to the increasing waistlines of today’s children. Many of us see the rampant obesity in today’s children as an epidemic. The modern human is still only a hunter gatherer that exists in a world without hunting or gathering. Moreover, the food that we … Continue reading Giving Children the Gift of Sports

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