Sentences with phrase «while youth sports»

While youth sports organizations pale in size to FIFA, most are run like small - and, in some cases, not - so - small - businesses, with officers, boards of directors, bylaws and annual meetings, and annual budgets running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

While youth sports coaches come in all shapes and sizes, the good ones share ten characteristics.

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Second, we'll continue to expand the exposure and the understanding of the NIKE Brand, extending our leadership position while creating more energy around sport for Chinese youth.

Among these are the chain's iconic brand logo, its eye - catching, streamlined design, a brand positioning designed to capitalize on its family - friendly appeal while retaining its longstanding sports fan base, a regularly refreshed menu and ongoing series of limited - time offers, a commitment to featuring the most popular beer brands as well as select craft brews at the bar, familiarity among visitors to Rehoboth Beach, Del., and Ocean City, Md., and ongoing youth sports sponsorships, fundraising activities program and other community outreach efforts.

While good pitchers are in high demand even in youth sports, pitching too early and too often can have a lasting impact on the body.

While there have been no formal studies to determine how many child molesters have coached youth teams, a computer - database search of recent newspaper stories reveals more than 30 cases just in the last 18 months of coaches in the U.S. who have been arrested or convicted of sexually abusing children engaged in nine sports from baseball to wrestling — and this despite the fact that child sex - abuse victims, for reasons ranging from shame and embarrassment to love or fear of their molesters, rarely report the crime.

While Jamie Carragher continues his life as a Sky Sports pundit, Gerrard is working with the Liverpool youth side alongside his punditry work as he'll have an eye on the top job in the future too.

While the mission of Sac LAX is to develop players, supportive teammates and honorable opponents, Sac LAX's other purpose is simple; provide an opportunity for kids to play and enjoy the game of lacrosse, to empower youth and give them a sport in which to express themselves, have fun, make friends and stay healthy.

By taking the following precautions, you can allow your child to participate fully, and stay active in team youth sports, while you worry less about potential injuries.

There are several large national organizations that provide sports and recreation programs for disabled youth athletes, while numerous local communities have implemented adaptive recreational programs though their parks and recreation departments.

While 81 percent of youth coaches said they believe it is important to be very knowledgeable about sports injuries, only 52 percent said they felt like they were very knowledgeable, according to a recent survey commissioned by SafeKids USA ®.

While the media continues to blame parents, out - of - control parents are much more a reflection of the deep structural problems in today's youth sports; a symptom of the disease, not the disease itself.

The summit brought together over fifty of the nation's largest youth - serving and youth - sports organizations, as well as child development, youth sports and prevention experts, to discuss strategies for protecting children from sexual abuse while playing sports.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parYouth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paSports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and pasports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and pasports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and pasports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and pasports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

In an editorial accompanying the study, Russell Pate and Dr. Jennifer O'Neil of the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina said the study showed the «need to learn ways in which the doses of physical activity provided during youth sports and activity programs can be most effectively increased by modifying the manner in which the practices and contests are conducted... [such as] by changes in instructional practices that produce greater emphasis on keeping youth active while they learn individual skills and team strategies.»

While not mandated by law, best youth sports health and safety practices require that school, independent and community - based youth sports organizations develop, implement, and practice an emergency action plan (EAP) to protect the safety of athletes, spectators, coaches, and officials in case of a medical emergency.

If your child is experiencing any of these abuses, it's important to recognize that this type of bullying, while common, is not a normal part of youth sports.

Perhaps because the damage inflicted in children who are subject to bullying, or to racial, religious, homo - or transphobic, or ethnic slurs or epithets or threats while participating in youth sports is not obvious, like sexual abuse, or immediately apparent, like a physical injury, its effect is often overlooked and minimized.

But, having spent countless hours talking to Holly, at least trying to talk to some of the other principal players in this saga, pouring over a pile of e-mails, the USA Hockey codes of ethics and of conduct, Mass Hockey's disciplinary rules, and USA Hockey's Annual Guide, I am sure of one thing: this is a story which, while it has sparked controversy, and is likely to generate even more, needs to be told in all of its detail to fully appreciate just how complete a window it provides into at least one little corner of the world of youth hockey, if not youth hockey and youth sports in general.

while far from conclusive, has raised alarm bells among some in the youth sports community and prompted at least one leading concussion expert, Dr. Robert Cantu, MomsTeam's concussion expert emeritus, to recently recommend that kids not play such sports until middle or high school, at least under current rules.

While not all youth sports injuries are preventable, sport specific strength and conditioning training and adequate rest between games go a long way in preventing both serious and minor injuries.

The report we release today, «Sport for All, Play for Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the Game,» offers an ambitious plan to reimagine organized youth sports, prioritizing health and inclusion, while recognizing the benefits of unstructured play.

For example, on Air Force bases throughout the world, youth sports and fitness programs are overseen by Certified Youth Sports Administrators (CYSAs) while volunteer coaches are provided training and are held accountable by the NAYS Coach Training & Memberyouth sports and fitness programs are overseen by Certified Youth Sports Administrators (CYSAs) while volunteer coaches are provided training and are held accountable by the NAYS Coach Training & Membesports and fitness programs are overseen by Certified Youth Sports Administrators (CYSAs) while volunteer coaches are provided training and are held accountable by the NAYS Coach Training & MemberYouth Sports Administrators (CYSAs) while volunteer coaches are provided training and are held accountable by the NAYS Coach Training & MembeSports Administrators (CYSAs) while volunteer coaches are provided training and are held accountable by the NAYS Coach Training & Membership.

So, a good youth sports coach should focus on helping their players learn while keeping practices fun.

«While only parents and athletes in individual sports were examined in this study, I believe that the results may apply to parents of children in youth sports,» says Kaye.

In addition to retaining the teens in their youth sports program, the program also provides them with developmental opportunities while serving the community.

«While winning and losing are a natural outcome of the sports experience, fun level and skill development should be the focus of youth sports,» says Gaines.

While The Most Expensive Game in Town does a good job of dispelling the myth that youth sports has become so expensive that it is beyond the reach of inner city children and the poor, I wish the book had included a discussion of ways in which we can keep sports affordable for everyone.

While I will not be able to participate in the roundtable, it is probably just as well because, with MomsTEAM Institute's SmartTeams Play Safe summit in Boston in my rear view mirror, I am devoting all my energies the rest of the fall sports season to working with an incredibly talented and dedicated group of certified athletic trainers at the grass roots level on our SmartTeamTM pilot program, which is helping parents, coaches, administrators, and more than 800 athletes in youth football programs in six states play safe by being smart.

From the tens of thousands of e-mails I have received over the last six years [now 14], from my conversations with mothers all across the country, including the mothers of many Olympic athletes, I believe that, first, and foremost, the vast majority of mothers (and many fathers, of course) just want to make youth sports fun again, to know that everything possible is being done to protect their children from injury and abuse and given a chance to play until they graduate high school; that if it is no longer safe for our children to learn baseball or soccer on their own on the neighborhood sandlot, the organized sports program in which we enroll our child - the «village» - will protect them and keep them safe while they are entrusted to their care.

The discovery has lead to increased calls by experts to take steps at all levels of sports, from professional down to the youth level, to limit exposure to such repetitive trauma, while a shrinking minority (including the NCAA) continue to urge a more cautious approach until more is known.

(While most of these policies focus on high school sports, there is a huge need for similar policies in youth sports, and we'll delve into that more another time.)

Through collaborative research, education and distinctive athlete services and programs, our differentiating, evidenced - informed focus will help each youth athlete achieve individual athletic and sport success, while establishing a foundation for life - long fitness and health.

General Liability: NAYS League Directors also receive Commercial General Liability, which covers NAYS League Directors while acting in their capacity as administrators in youth sports activities if they become legally obligated to pay for claims arising out of bodily injury, property damage and personal injury.

NAYS Coaches are covered for Excess General Liability while acting in their capacity as coaches in youth sports activities if they become legally obligated to pay for claims arising out of bodily injury, property damage and personal injury.

Some youth sports programs are led entirely by volunteer parents while others are led by professionals with extensive youth sports experience.

We will help them to be good citizens of the game and community, healthy and fit, while fostering inclusive, sustainable, healthy, safe and enjoyable youth sports participation and optimal athletic performance and achievement.

Under this policy members are covered while acting in their capacity as administrators in youth sports activities if they become legally obligated to pay for claims arising out of wrongful acts in the running of the league or team, employment practices, person injury or publishers liability.

While sports specialization is recognized as one of the main concerns in youth sports today, and is linked to overuse injuries and sports burnout for young athletes, it remains a prevalent route for parents and athletes looking for an advantage to earn a college scholarship or to even make it to the pros.

While the Standards focus specifically on recreational youth sports programs, they are applicable in a variety of sports settings to help ensure safe, positive and child - centered experiences.

Especially while your child is young, growing quickly, and in the trying - things - out phase of youth sports, used gear is ideal.

Excess General Liability: Covers NAYS Officials, but only while acting in their capacity as officials during youth sport activities, which are defined as non-scholastic sports involving participants 19 years of age and younger.

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While many positive changes have occurred in recent years to prioritize the developing brain of youth athletes, we will continue our commitment to finding the best methods of coaching, training and competing to insure that all athletes can enjoy playing the game and the myriad benefits from healthy participation in youth sport.

A NAYS Coach is covered while acting in their capacity as a coach during youth sport activities, which are defined as non-scholastic sports involving participants 19 years of age and younger.

In addition, many leagues sell foods and beverages with high caloric content and low nutritional value to fund youth sport while overlooking their potential deleterious effects on child health.

Any statement issued by AAP over the last 65 years as held to opposition to youth boxing, while it's policy from hockey changed from opposed to a youth game to approving the sport with limiting checking for players 15 years of age and younger.

But charging the fees will make it more difficult for youths to play after - school sports because their parents will not be able to afford the increased costs, while making it more likely that young people will turn to drugs, county legislators warned.

While expressing confidence in the ability of the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun, to conduct credible primaries in Ekiti despite claims in some quarters that there was a plot to manipulate the process, the former Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development in Lagos State said that the most acceptable aspirant must be fielded by the APC if it hoped to win the election.

Coupled with this are the information, culture, national orientation and tourism ministries have been collapsed into one Ministry of Information and Culture while the Ministries of Sports as well as Youth Development have also been merged to form the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development.