Why Kids Should Play More Than 1 Sport Great guest post from our youth coach lead Jacob McLaughlin…. On why kids should play multiple sports. Basketball, Baseball, Football, Soccer, Tennis, Golf…. The list goes on and on In the day and age, we live in there’s so many kids playing only one of these sports. […]
Top 5 Myths about Kids Lifting Weights Gust post today from our Youth Program Head Coach Jacob McLaughlin. Since I work with youth athletes of all ages, many times I have parents asking me a lot of the same questions, many times it’s because they heard it from someone down the street who doesn’t know […]
~ Lead by Example ~ Guest Post via our Youth Coach Lead Jacob McLaughlin This past weekend I worked an event where kids were able to do fitness activities. It was an absolute blast, but there was one thing that kept sticking out to me. Many of the parents would urge their kids (telling them […]
5 Lessons That Kids Learn from Sports Guest Post from our Lead Youth Coach Jacob McLaughlin. I absolutely love sports! Some of my best memories were from playing all the different ones when I was a kid. They’re fun to play, get you active, and let you learn some valuable life lessons! […]
Childhood Obesity Guest post from our lead youth coach Jacob McLaughlin…. The US is going through an Obesity Epidemic that is affecting almost every person in America. Looking at statistics from 2016 39% of adults were OBESE. This is very troubling because it’s not saying 1/3 of Americans are overweight, but they are […]
Coaching Kids Coaching kids can be an absolute blast!! It also can be super challenging! They need to have fun, but also need to be safe! The best way I have found with balancing these two is by starting with the rules. State the rules making sure everyone knows them and explain quickly why they […]
Should my Child start Strength and Conditioning? Should my child start strength and conditioning? This is a common question I receive and figured I would touch on it today. Is there a RIGHT age for teaching kids to lift weights or doing strength training? The answer is no…. and before I have all my critics […]
