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Transitioning to Competitive Play: How to Help Your Child

Posted by Jordan Snider on Apr 24, 2017 5:00:36 AM

Sports are supposed to be fun. Right? That’s how they started out. Back when your child was in preschool or kindergarten those pint-sized athletic teams were all about getting some physical activity and having a good time. No one kept score, from the sidelines no one was screaming, “How could you miss that shot?” and no one was competing to be the best in the state. As your child grew and began getting more serious about sports, they wanted to transition into truly competitive play. How can you help your child make the move from “just for fun” to a more competitive-based type of play?

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Topics: planning, transition, Views, competitive, scheduling

5 Reasons To Keep Playing Sports

Posted by Jordan Snider on Nov 10, 2016 7:30:43 AM

It’s quite common for lifelong sports fanatics to suddenly question whether there’s any point in playing team sports anymore. Here are five reasons why you absolutely should keep at it.

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Topics: health, success, Views, child development, scheduling

For Athletes Time is Just a Number

Posted by Jordan Snider on Oct 31, 2016 2:12:43 PM

Your parents are worried your increased interest in athletic pursuits will have a negative effect on your grades. You make the promise nothing like that will ever happen, but the nightly two-hour practices are eating into your homework time. What can you do to keep the promise to your parents?

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Topics: planning, students, Views, parenting, scheduling

What’s Too Much When it Comes to Scheduling Sports?

Posted by Jordan Snider on Jun 24, 2015 8:54:36 AM

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Monday is soccer practice, Tuesday is swim team, Wednesday and Thursday are both gymnastics days and Friday is karate. Then comes the weekend. There’s a soccer game on Saturday at 8 a.m., followed by a swim meet start-time and a belt promotion test for karate both at noon. Your child has to miss his belt promotion because it conflicts with the out-of-your-area aqua club event. Whew! Sounds tiring, right? Four different sports at one time – is this too much? Knowing how much is too much when it comes to your child’s athletic activities is key to maintaining balance. It also allows for young athletes to have fun practicing a sport, instead of having crammed schedules and no free time.

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Topics: Views, scheduling

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