By David Benzel
The Growing Champions for Life philosophy was built from the idea that the youth sports experience is most effective in meeting its true objectives when coaches, parents, and administrators create the most positive learning environment possible for today’s youth.
If you are in charge of a meet’s concession stand, this document will give you some tips to making sure it remains healthy.
Buying and preparing any of these snacks will be less expensive than a fast food meal or ice cream treats! Feed your athlete’s body what it needs!
There are 3 simple things you can do during practices and games to keep youth athletes healthy and performing their best!
Tips on eating and drinking before, during and after workouts.
Five ways water wins.
Any time a child participates in activities that require moving large muscles and the compression of joints, this is referred to as heavy work. Heavy work is a term
used in the therapy world to describe the types of activities that help focus the brain.
By David Benzel
It appears that people come in three flavors when it comes to facing adversity, and these responses explain the varying degrees of success we witness in ourselves and our children. There are Prisoners, Settlers, and Pioneers.
By Joshua Eldridge
Heel pain in gymnasts (and other young athletes) is a real, sometimes mysterious (for parents and providers), and serious problem.
By David Benzel
Confidence is a fragile commodity for young athletes, and it seems to be especially fragile for young female athletes. Recovering personal swagger requires that an athlete first identify the basis for the swagger that’s now lost.