All Content Tagged

Topics

Drupal’s vocabulary term: Topics

shutterstock_577933804
Helping Your Teen Maintain Healthy Habits During the School Year
June 2, 2023
Your teen (or tween) is not a baby anymore. With age, they have gained maturity, independence, and hopefully a good sense of healthy eating principles. You’ve spent years teaching them about nutrition and health, but now it’s up to your teen to put these ideas into practice. But have you thought about what they are […]
What it Takes to Be a Good Coach
June 2, 2023
Championships are won in many situations because the second team constantly pushed the first team to greater heights. This list of tips on coaching is by Gordie Gillespie, one of college baseball’s legendary coaches. The advice applies to all coaches, from summer travel teams to high school and on to college. Gillespie provides a common […]
Simple Tips to Keep Young Athletes Healthy
June 2, 2023
According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), young athletes who don’t eat well may experience unintended weight loss, poor growth and development, sports-related injuries, repeat illnesses, mood changes and decreased performance. Additionally, young athletes have a more difficult time tolerating high temperatures and thus are at an increased risk of dehydration when performing. The IOC […]
shutterstock_541867780
Strength and Conditioning Drills Can Help Youth Football Players Excel
June 2, 2023
Football players spend countless hours, especially in the offseason, training to help better their physical performance. Strength and conditioning drills has always been a large part of what players utilize to prepare for a football season. There is now so much more available compared to past decades where the focus was placed on barbells, free […]
shutterstock_345203015
Kick Return Team: The Cage Drill
June 2, 2023
When looking at a kickoff return team it is very easy to simply assign a blocker for every defender on the kickoff team and tell your best athlete to find some space. Many teams rely on this as a simple way to install the kickoff return team and think this will be enough to bring […]
shutterstock_119876203
Getting Used to Your First Football Helmet
June 2, 2023
It hardly matters whether you’re eight or eighteen years-old, it will be tough to adjust to your first football helmet.  More often than not, players will complain about the tight fit and lack of peripheral vision. Even a properly fitted helmet can cause discomfort for athletes, thanks to its unusual feel and extra weight you’re […]
Four Easy Drills to Build a Complete Catcher
June 2, 2023
Every team needs a sound defensive catcher behind the plate, and a plus defensive catcher is a major asset. Every team needs a sound defensive catcher behind the plate, and a plus defensive catcher is a major asset. With the emphasis on developing consistent, effective play behind the plate, Brockton (Mass.) Little League coach James […]
shutterstock_634327346
Gymnastics: Begin Here, Go Anywhere
June 2, 2023
Introducing your child to gymnastics at a young age isn’t about choosing a sport for your child, it’s about introducing a variety of skills that they can utilize in whatever sport or activity they might one day choose. Gymnastics is the basis of all sports. The name itself is from the ancient Greek word gymnazein meaning “to […]
Breaking Bad Habits at the Plate
June 2, 2023
‘Deprogramming’ of kids is the toughest part of the job for high school baseball coach OKLAHOMA CITY – It was an easy question for Steve Schwarz to answer. The longtime Westmoore High School coach has had to develop many players during his tenure, and freely admits that “deprogramming” kids of some really bad techniques is […]
shutterstock_697524604
10 Reasons Why Kids Should Wrestle
June 2, 2023
Wrestling is a great sport that teaches athletes so many valuable lessons about sport and life in general. Dan Gable, legendary University of Iowa coach, world, and olympic champion; is quoted as saying “Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” I still think that life can continue to throw powerful punches and […]
2591 - 2600 of 4639 items