Youth Fitness
Why Kids Should Play More Than One Sport – Part 2
Written by Brian Grasso Here is ‘Part 2′, The obvious key is that specialization will result in a decreased amount of overall athletic ability which will inevitably become a hindrance as young athletes mature. In my experience, the athletes with the most diverse athletic history are often better equipped to learn and develop skills at …
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Why Kids Should Play More Than One Sport – Part 1
Written by Brian Grasso Multilateral development is a theory which urges young athletes to participate in several sports over their childhood and adolescent periods prior to specializing in one. The basis is that varied athletic stimulus will serve to broaden the youngsters’ ‘warehouse’ or ‘portfolio’ of general athletic ability and develop a thorough or expansive …
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The Importance of Play – Part 2
Written by Brian Grasso Here is ‘Part 2′ of my “The Importance of Play” article… * Physical – All great sports technicians were great athletes first. You simply cannot become a world-class baseball player, for instance without acquiring superior ATHLETIC skill. Having said that, it is the job of every youth sporting coach, …
The Importance of Play – Part 1
Written by Brian Grasso A common misconception within the North American youth sporting world is the concept of ‘play’ for conditioning purposes. All too often, well intentioned youth sport coaches or trainers follow the leads established by the elite members of their respective sports and configure training programs and sessions into hard-driving or ‘endless repetitions …
How to Warm Up For ANY Sport
Written by Brian Grasso One of the most common questions that parents and coaches ask me is this -How do I warm up my young athlete or team prior to a practice or game? The answer is actually more complex than you may think. A solid warm-up that both prepares your young athlete and drastically …
Speed Training… Not What You Think It Is?
Written by Brian Grasso As the parent or coach of a young athlete, this is going to be the most important article you ever read. It has to do with speed training and, as a parent, what you likely don’t know about that topic. Moreover, the incorrect information that many other Trainers and Coaches …
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Flexibility – More Than Just Stretching
Written by Brian Grasso Flexibility is a very misunderstood concept. For starters, flexibility and stretching have long been considered to be the same thing, when in fact, they’re not. Performing basic static stretches (like a standard hamstring or calf stretch) can certainly increase the resting length and decrease the tone of a given muscle, but …
Youth Soccer Year Round in Columbus?
Below is a video that Head Coach of Athletic Revolution Pembroke near Boston did. Dave was the International Youth Conditioning Association Coach of the Year. He makes some very valid points and I wholeheardetly agree with him. Young kids not in high school should not play a sport year round. Most high schoolers shouldn’t specialize …
Athletic Revolution Kids Fit Camp- Obstacle Course
Above is an obstacle course that we recently did for a local Columbus High School for their freshman and sophomores. Fitness can be fun To register for your free 2-week trial go click here
