Intellectually Adaptive Sports Intellectually adaptive sports offer athletes with impairments the opportunity to play sports they love. These adaptive sports often closely resemble their nonadaptive counterparts and many of the same coaching regimes are used. Adaptive athletes benefit from training and conditioning while also developing teamwork skills and confidence. Have something to add? It looks like we’re running low on content for this sport. Help us fill this page with useful tips, drills, and information. Submit your ideas or resources and we’ll get to work! Make a suggestion Special Olympics Celebrates 50th Anniversary More Athlete's Health Articles 11 Ways Parents Can Build Athlete Resilience by Improving Outlook How to offer your athlete a different perspective on an experience, one that will allow them to consider their own outlook and reframe it, building resilience. 4th Grade Physical Health Tips Follow these tips on how to advance your child's physical health and development in 4th grade. Mental Health: How To Be A Team Player Three ways coaches and parents can bring age-appropriate mental health dialogue to the field of play. How to Prevent a Workaholic Culture from Ruining Youth Sports Nadia Kyba, MSW, explains how coaches and caregivers can work together to prevent a workaholic culture from infecting youth sports. Reducing Anxiety to Make Game Day as Good as Practice As a coach, learn how you can help your youth sports athletes reduce anxiety to make game day as good as a practice, for a more mentally prepared team. Holistic Coaching for the Benefit of All Players Too often, leagues and teams define their success by their won-loss records. And yet, if evaluated objectively, those wins and championships were more a consequence of a few elite players and mediocre competition than general player development. Overcoming Myths and Barriers – 10 Best Practices for Girls in Sport Helping coaches, youth sports leaders, students, and others overcome myths and barriers will help girls and women “ breakthrough” in play and coaching. Here are common myths, barriers, and breakthroughs to get girls and women in the game! Amazing Gray’ Inspiring Family During Fight Against Leukemia 4 Quick Meals to Make After Sport Practice It’s no easy task to cook after getting home from your athlete’s practice, but these quick meals will make it easier than ever! 5 Things to Know About IV Rehydration and Vitamin Infusions USADA Director of Science, Laura Lewis, PhD, shares what parents and caregivers need to know about IV infusions for young athletes. How to Know the Difference between “Good” and “Bad” Muscle Soreness Dr. Michele LaBotz, explains what exactly muscle soreness is, when it's good, and when it can be a dangerous problem for athletes. Youth Strength and Conditioning Recommendations The who, why, and how for youth strength and conditioning written by a licensed health professional that specializes in sports orthopedics. View all athlete health articles