Youth Training… Think Outside the Box Brian Grasso is the CEO of the International Youth Conditioning Association and is considered one of the premier authorities on youth athletic development in the world. Access Brian’s free database of articles and exercises at www.DevelopingAthletics.com. Through both my articles and seminar series, I discuss the Art of Coaching [...]
No More McDonald’s ……No More
December 10, 2007 By Leave a Comment
No More McDonald’s………..No More You may say this is a hard position to take, not allowing my daughter to have an occasional “treat” of fast food at McDonald’s. Truth be told if you are a parent out there wishing to remove MD’s off you food offering but your kid’s protest to much all I can say is JUST [...]
Eating The Right Foods After Training for Proper Recovery
December 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
This article below underscores the importance and attention we as parents should give to the nutrition of our youth athletes. Even though we have very busy lives ,we need to consider the damage we do short and long term when we feed our children fast food and highly processed foods anytime especially after work outs [...]
Primer on Periodization
December 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
PRIMER ON PERIODIZATION By Tudor O. Bompa, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Tudor Bompa is THE person who stimulated Western interest in Periodization. As the author of 14 books on the topics of periodization, planning, peaking and strength training, he is one of the strongest influences on the topic in the United States. Tudor Bompa competed as [...]
Nutrition For Sports Performance…Your Child’s Winning Edge
December 5, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I am always amazed when I attend Lauren’s track meets and see the athletes drinking soda, Gatorade,eating chips, donuts.All before 9am. Their bodies need real nutritious fuel not empty calories to satisfy the immediate hungry.The Body’s desire is for energy pack “Rocket Fuel”something to keep them going all day. To many times I have had parents run up to me [...]
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