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Mastering Throwing From The Ground Up
Learn the secrets to maximizing your throwing power! Discover why proper foot placement is the key to success in shot put, discus, and javelin. This article reveals how novice athletes often overlook the importance of engaging their lower bodies, resulting in missed opportunities for distance gains.
Kids Sports: How Often Should a Young Athlete Practice?
Wondering how much and how hard should young athletes train? Check out the guidelines from the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association for frequency and duration of practice sessions based on age. These sensible and gradual guidelines allow for age-appropriate training, conservatively increasing workload, and leaving room for other activities and future growth. Follow the link for the full article for more information and recommended practice guidelines.
3 Common Shot Put Grip Errors
There are 3 common mistakes that kids make when they are learning to hold a shot. None of these errors are against the rules but they can severely impair the control the child has of the implement, which may lead to other rule infringements. These grip errors will also limit the force that the child can apply to the shot, which will affect the distance they will be able to launch the implement. To learn more, follow the link.
5 Unexpected Things That Can Enhance Your Journey As A Youth Sports Coach
Some of the best coach learning experiences will surprise you. Many of these are not what we would usually consider as conventional coach development opportunities. Some we might prefer to avoid and some we may even fear. To read about 5 unexpected sources of learning that can ultimately enhance your coaching journey, follow the link.
The Art Of Skill Progression And Regression When Coaching Kids
Particularly when coaching kids, the skill level within a group can vary considerably. The larger the group, the more levels of capability you are likely to encounter. Some kids will pick things up quickly and might become bored. Others may struggle and become frustrated or dispirited. To keep the kids motivated and engaged, it is worthwhile to be ready for this scenario and prepare a response. To read the full article, follow the link.
How to Serve Up an ACE Warm-Up For Kids
The choice of possible warm-up activities that can be used when working with kids is huge. In fact, it can sometimes be overwhelming. So how do you choose what to use? Fortunately, there is an acronym that will help guide your decision. The acronym outlines three key variables that need to be taken into consideration when planning a warm-up for young athletes: 1. Audience 2. Context 3. Environment To read more, follow the link.
3 Lessons That Will Improve How You Coach Kids
Here are three things that I have learned during recent years that have led me to become a better coach: 1. External coaching cues are more effective. 2. Movement challenges are more motivating as strength training. 3. Younger athletes like games while older athletes prefer challenges. Follow the link to read the full article.
5 Of The Best Coaching Tweets From May 2020 (And What You Can Learn From Them)
These are the 5 best sports coaching-related tweets that I came across during May 2020. You can become a better coach or sports parent by reflecting on the message contained in each tweet. Follow the link to see the tweets.
