Posted on April 29, 2008 by trackmom
Not sure were the Williams family will show up this year yet but for sure we will be at one of these great events.
The AAU National Championships are as of this writing 2 months 23 days and 23 hours away. USATF is about a week earlier….
Here is all the information you need to begin planning [...]
Filed under: Youth Sports | Tagged: Junior Olympics 2008, Youth Sports, Youth Track | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 28, 2008 by trackmom
With the Texas Relays and Penn Relays just behind us I got to thinking about relays and Quiet Fire’s Girl’s bantam team relay potential this season. Coach Henry has taught them to hand off amazing well so it’s just a matter of running like there’s no tomorrow……..
At Speedendurance.com. , my friend Jimson Lee has a cool way of Predicting 4×100 meter [...]
Filed under: Just For Fun, Photos and Video, Training Tips, Youth Sports | Tagged: Sports, Youth Track, Children's Sports, Boys track, Girls track, Lauren Williams, Janette Paul, Andres Woodruff, Andre Cutler, Jered Cutler, Girls 4X100 relay | No Comments »
Posted on April 27, 2008 by trackmom
I have been home for about 1 hour from the Quiet Fire Invitational Meet and I was thinking about what I wanted to talk about. Lot’s of things crowd my mind but what stood out the most were the recent accusations regarding Maurice Greene and illegal steroid use. I know, I know this isn’t a youth track topic [...]
Filed under: Parent Encouragement, Youth Sports | Tagged: Sports, Track and Field, Youth Sports, YOuth Track and Field, Maurice Greene, Michael Johnson | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 25, 2008 by trackmom
Training during the track season for is often hard on our young athletes .Variety and change of paste keep it interesting and keeps them guessing.Below are links to some drills and excercises that promise to give your youth training program a needed change of paste.
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1.”Side A Skips” A variation on the classic A skip exercise in which [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2008 by trackmom
Unfortunately, treatments for Achilles tendonitis and tears have not changed or improved much over the past 30 years. Depending on the severity of your tendonitis, you will be guided through the following “solutions” or “cures”. I’ll give you the treatment and my opinion and experience with it.
Pain be your guide. This will be the first admonition. [...]
Filed under: Elite Youth, Injury Prevention, Youth Sports | Tagged: Achilles tendon, Dean Hebert, Injury Prevention, running, Track and Field, Youth Track | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 23, 2008 by trackmom
Did you know that the USATF So Cal Region15 has a policy in place that every Coach and Volunteer that comes in contact with a child has to be screened. If a complaint is registered against a club for a person who has not been screened they will not have protection under the USATF Region.
Southern [...]
Filed under: Parent Encouragement, Youth Sports | Tagged: Track and Field, Youth Track, sexual predators, children protection, track volunteer screening | No Comments »
Posted on April 22, 2008 by trackmom
The Jump….Photograph courtesy of Coach Alexander Hill LSI Northern California
As many of you know I am working on finishing a book soon and from time to time I share a little bit of the content to show you what you are in store for. As the season progresses and you watch your youth athlete grow [...]
Filed under: Elite Youth, Mental Edge, Training Tips, Youth Sports | Tagged: Lauren Williams, Mental Performance, Mental Performance Enhnacment, Sport Performance, Sports, Sports Performance, Track and Field, Youth sports.Youth Track, YOuth Track and Field | 1 Comment »
