Sentences with phrase «youth sports so»

It is essential that every community have at least one CYSA who understands the core and foundations of positive youth sports so that regardless of locale, youth sports are guided by a similar, positive philosophy.

He'll also provide a simple to implement, process - based strategy for creating teachable moments that make being a part of youth sports so valuable.

Every community should have at least one certified and educated youth sports professional who understands the core / foundations of positive youth sports so that regardless of locale, youth sports are guided by a similar, positive philosophy.

Not exact matches

Pedophiles have infiltrated all organizations with close contact with youth including the YMCA, boy scouts, youth sports teams, and so on.

Sistrunk and 20 or so boys from his youth sports program recently marched outside the Chicago Public Library demanding that New York City artist Eric Fischl's oil painting Boys at Bat, which is hanging in the library's cultural center as part of a touring baseball art exhibition, be removed.

Cal Youth Programs offers a wide variety of summer camps and sport activities for kids of all ages and have been doing so for 57 years.

«Youth sports are a ready - made resource pool for pedophiles, and we better all get our heads out of the sand before we ruin the games,» says Bob Bastarache, a police officer turned private investigator and the current president of one of New England's largest AAU clubs, the Bristol Stars, of New Bedford, Mass. «Parents today are so busy, they're allowing coaches to take over the after - school hours, and that's the foot in the door pedophiles need.»

Speaking on Sky Sports» Soccer AM this weekend, Mason admitted that a return to Tottenham would make sense after having spent 18 years, starting from the youth academy with the club, he said: «I'm going to see what I fall into but if I was to go down the coaching route I spent 18 years at Tottenham and that's my club so I'm sure that would be in my DNA if I was a coach.»

The irony is that it is parents, coaches, and the players who not only share the blame for making youth sports less safe but hold the key to making sports safer and preventing so many needless injuries.

As with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.»

Most youth sports organizations now use e-mail to keep parents informed of practice schedules, game times, sign - up dates, forms due, tournament dates, directions to games etc. (be sure to print out directions no later than the night before an away game; you don't want to leave it to the last minute or plug the address into your calendar so you can use it to get directions from a smartphone app like Google Maps).

Often, families have to reconcile conflicting priorities as they answer these questions (for example, a great sports opportunity may impinge on other family needs, or the needs of the parents are at odds with the desires of the child), which is why dilemmas around youth sports are so prevalent.

Eschewing the extremes occupied by the loudest voices in the national concussion and youth sport conversation, the ones who either deny there is a serious issue that needs to be addressed (who they characterize as the «just a knock to the head» crowd) or have become so convinced that contact sports inevitably result in lifelong disability that they are so fundamentally unsafe that they should be abolished, they opt instead for the common sense middle ground - a place where MomsTEAM and I have been all along - a magical place where it is possible to have a «more thoughtful, science - based» dialog about the role of sports in our kids» lives.

Since having fun is so essential to a successful youth sports experience, it is important to be on the lookout for signs that your child isn't enjoying herself.

A year or so ago as I was waiting to give a presentation entitled, «A Balanced Approach to Navigating Youth Sports» to a group of preschool and elementary parents, a...

A year or so ago as I was waiting to give a presentation entitled, «A Balanced Approach to Navigating Youth Sports» to a group of preschool and elementary parents, a mom approached me and asked if it was okay if her kids» «trainer» attended the session.

So are sports and racism, even at the youth level.

NAYS Officials Training & Membership Program, formerly the National Youth Sports Officials Association or NYSOA, helps both veteran and beginning officials have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities so that they can use their positions of authority to make a positive difference.

What follows is a cautionary tale that, I am sad to report, highlights so many of the things that need fixing in youth sports; issues I have been writing about (or would banging my head against the wall in frustration be more apt?)

it is true that some injuries in contact and collison sports are inevitable, but at the rate youth and high school ice hockey was going, it wouldn't have been too long before it was considered one of the «extreme sports» that are so popular on television these days; you know, the ones where, after the big crash or fall, the show cuts to a commercial and, when it comes back, the seriously injured participant has already been stretchered off to a waiting ambulance.

In today's hyper - competitive youth sports environment, young athletes are constantly seeking ways to gain an advantage; so much so, in fact, that kids have begun rushing into the weight room in record numbers.

So, how can youth sports organizations become more accountable to their «customers» (you and your children)?

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.

As I write about at length in my book and elsewhere on this website, our youth sports culture has become so obsessed with winning that not only has fun taken a back seat, but, more dangerously, safety as well.

Having kids involved in youth sports can really tax your family schedule along with your wallet, so this is a tough one.

These are by far the most expensive teams in youth sports as parents must cover travel expenses, tournament fees, coaches» salaries, and so on.

So even if you played sports yourself when you were a child, you can bet there's a lot to learn as your kids get involved in youth and school sports.

What an honor to know that the staff at the youth sports program you volunteer time at appreciates your work so much that they would nominate you for a national award.

Also included in the General Registration fee for those attendees who have yet to earn their CYSA credential is an opportunity to participate in the special Onsite Academy for Youth Sports Administrators, simultaneously scheduled so participants can attend both the Congress and Academy during their time in New Orleans.

There are so many lessons to be learned from youth sports and that's the way I think we have to look at it.»

These are the same leagues that put so much time and dedication toward offering youth sports programs when opportunities were no longer available through the city recreation department.

If so, here's your chance to show your appreciation to these special individuals by nominating them for the prestigious NAYS Volunteer Coach of the Year and Youth Sports Parent of the Year awards.

NAYS also offers attendees who have yet to earn their CYSA an opportunity to participate in a Special Onsite NAYS Academy for Youth Sports Administrators simultaneously scheduled so participants can attend both during their time in Orlando.

One of many ways it does so is by presenting its Be Kind Award, which is given to those young athletes, coaches, parents and officials who go above and beyond in showing an act of kindness during the youth sports season.

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

«Our motto is «Having Fun with a Purpose» in everything we do so that we can provide the knowledge and skills needed for our young youth to thrive,» says Alvin Koposko, Sports and Fitness Director at Hurlburt.

NAYS mission is to educate, equip and empower youth sports leaders, volunteers and parents so all children can enjoy the lifelong benefits of sports.

There are so many dedicated volunteers in youth sports - maybe more than in any other segment in our society.

This perspective on youth sports is so important.

As I was thinking about the importance of unstructured play, it just so happened that in my email inbox was a note from a friend in New York who heard about a group at the State University of New York (SUNY) called Youth Sports New York which is organizing an event they are calling SANDLOT DAY 2010TM.

Taught by the media and radical feminists to be ashamed about their maternal, nurturing and intuitive side, mothers are too often afraid to follow and act on their intuition even though it tells them that a youth sports system which too often emphasizes winning and competition over fun and skill development, treats children as young as six as adults and cruelly and unfairly saddles so many as failures before they have even reached puberty because they weren't lucky enough to be «early bloomers» or have a January birthday, is not the kind of nurturing, caring and, above all, inclusive environment mothers believe their children need to grow into confident, competent, empathetic, emotionally and psychologically healthy adults.

So, my question to youth sports coaches out there is, Have you ever let your players run a practice?

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.

A few years ago, players in the Central Missouri Eagles Youth Ice Hockey program which I help coach spent the afternoon with sick, injured and disabled patients at a local children's hospital who must clear substantial hurdles before they can play the sports so many families simply take for granted.

The new rules were hailed by Dr. James Andrews, medical director of the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama and perhaps the world's foremost authority on pitching injuries and so - called «Tommy John» elbow reconstructive surgery, as the «most important injury prevention step ever initiated in youth baseball - certain to serve as the youth sports injury prevention cornerstone and inspiration for other youth organizations to take the initiative to get serious about injury prevention in youth sports.&Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama and perhaps the world's foremost authority on pitching injuries and so - called «Tommy John» elbow reconstructive surgery, as the «most important injury prevention step ever initiated in youth baseball - certain to serve as the youth sports injury prevention cornerstone and inspiration for other youth organizations to take the initiative to get serious about injury prevention in youth sports.&sports injury prevention cornerstone and inspiration for other youth organizations to take the initiative to get serious about injury prevention in youth sports.&sports.»

If a child is asked to lose or put on weight, registered dietician Amy Barausky suggests families consult a youth sports nutritionist so the goals can be achieved in a safe and effective manner.

Mothers know intuitively that they should be doing everything possible to protect their children from the pressures of the adult world, not intentionally exposed, as is so often the case in today's youth sports, to those often harsh realities at ever earlier ages.

American athletics has become so all consuming that many parents have lost sight of the reality of youth sports.

I have also seen the big business of youth sports, as they say, «up close and personal,» attending my share of so - called «combines» and «showcases.»

Volunteer coaches are in a unique position to impact the lives of their players far beyond the field or court so the National Alliance for Youth Sports applauds you for taking the time to complete this training.