Blogs about: Early Specialization
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True Athletic Development
What happened to playing youth sports for the sake of playing? Why do we need seven-year-olds playing for a national championship or nine-year-olds specializing in one sport? In a word, money. Markete… more →
Basketball Coaching & Youth Basketball
Bo Jackson: Another Story Disproving Early Specialization
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wrote 2 months ago: Last night I had the pleasure of watching the ESPN 30 for 30 special, “You Don’t Know Bo … more →
Another Vote Against Year Round Hockey
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wrote 2 months ago: High school season is over and my daughter is signed up for town soccer. Are you looking at spring a … more →
If You Child Plays Sports PLEASE Read This
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wrote 2 months ago: Take some advice from possible the world’s most famous orthopedic surgeon http://www.cleveland … more →
Nisdeo Strength Training System: The Rough Edition
wrote 8 months ago: Meat & Potatoes Leg Movements Press Movements Pull Movements Squat (Olympic, power, combo, etc … more →
Early Specialization in Youth Sport Could be Causing Your Child More Harm than Good
wrote 8 months ago: Over the last 10 or 15 years there has been a major growth in highly selective and competitive sport … more →
Rising stars: Early specialization, Training the athleticism out of our youth.
wrote 9 months ago: Everyday we’re hearing more and more stories of childhood obesity and the lack of activity of … more →
Youth Sports and Early Specialization
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wrote 11 months ago: This is a reprint of one of my first blog posts At some point a parent decided “why not just fast-tr … more →
More Great Reasons Not to Specialize
wrote 1 year ago: I really like this post from Brook De Lench of momsteam.com . My friend Michelle Amidon from USA Hoc … more →
A Thought Provoking Video About Youth Sports
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wrote 1 year ago: I just got this video in my email. Take a minute and watch it. … more →
More Evidence Against Early Specialization
wrote 1 year ago: If you regularly read this blog you know how I feel kids specializing in one sport too early. I cont … more →
Excellence: Nature vs. Nurture
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wrote 1 year ago: Great guest post from Kevin Neeld We live in an era where the human genome has been mapped, gene clo … more →
Don't Give Up on Your Kids!
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wrote 1 year ago: This is a great story for all the sport parents that we all know. Please share it. Parents are const … more →
True Athletic Development
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wrote 4 years ago: What happened to playing youth sports for the sake of playing? Why do we need seven-year-olds playin … more →
Another Cross Training Example
wrote 4 years ago: While most youth and high school basketball players finish their fall league seasons and play in one … more →
Free Play: Play Multiple Sports to Build Athleticism
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wrote 4 years ago: Originally published in Los Angeles Sports & Fitness, May 2008. The general public rarely allows … more →
Are schools the best place to develop athletes?
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wrote 4 years ago: Last week, I went to Toronto, Canada and spoke to some people from Basketball Canada and Basketball … more →
The Privitization of Youth Sports
wrote 4 years ago: The Arizona Republic has an article about the privatization of youth sports. “There has been a profe … more →
Talent Identification and Development
wrote 4 years ago: In my email, I received a PDF about New Zealand’s efforts to identify talent, titled “Li … more →
Multi-Sport Development
wrote 4 years ago: Last weekend, I met with a guy who runs a youth league who believed that players have to play one sp … more →
