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Hilliard’s Youth Fitness and Sports Performance Center Looks To Donate $100,000 in gift certificates to local sports leagues
http://www.prlog.org/11829072-columbus-youth-fitness-organization-looks-to-gift-100000-to-local-teams.html Athletic Revolution-Hilliard is proud to announce that they will be donating over $100,000 to local sports leagues in their Player of The Game campaign. The press release link above will take you to a page with more details. But if you know anybody that would be interested in receiving this 1-month gift certificates …
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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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 …
Why Exercise Machines Are Dangerous
Written by Brian Grasso There is no real danger in kids performing machine based training under the proper supervision and appropriate guidelines. Many studies done the world over have concluded that strength based training programs done on this kind of fitness equipment is very safe for young children (again under appropriate guidelines). My issue is …
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 …
