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Know Your Zone: Understanding Secondary Zones for Cornerbacks

In the world of youth sports, football stands out as one of the most popular and exciting games. With its fast-paced action and strategic maneuvers, it requires players to possess a deep understanding of various positions and defensive strategies. One such position that plays a crucial role in the game is the cornerback, who is responsible for defending against the opposing team's passing plays. To effectively fulfill their role, cornerbacks must have a solid grasp of zone defense and the differ

The Trenches: Why Linemen are Vital on Both Sides of the Football

Football is a game that captivates millions of fans around the world. From the thrilling touchdowns to the bone-crushing tackles, every aspect of the game is crucial. However, there is one group of players who often go unnoticed but play a vital role in every play - the linemen. Whether it's on offense or defense, these unsung heroes battle in the trenches, making football the intense and strategic game that it is. On the offensive side of the ball, linemen are the backbone of any successfu

The Power of Youth Sports: Football's Role in Forging Lifelong Bonds Beyond School

Youth sports, particularly football, have long been recognized for their ability to shape individuals both on and off the field. Beyond the physical benefits and the thrill of competition, football plays a significant role in fostering teamwork, emotional growth, and enduring friendships that last a lifetime. As young athletes lace up their cleats and step onto the gridiron, they embark on a journey that goes far beyond school, creating bonds that withstand the test of time. Teamwork is the

The Winning Recipe: Why Nutrition is Key for Youth Athletes

Let's face it: Training is interesting; nutrition is not. On the one hand, you have a deeply-engaging activity that pushes you hard, helps you get better, and makes you feel on top of the world. On the other hand, there it is: that plate full of broccoli, rice, and chicken. And who could blame you that you find nutrition boring? It's not the most exciting of topics. One possible way to make it more engaging would be to illustrate the importance of nutrition and why not paying atte

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Empowering Youth Athletes: Discovering Fantastic Strength-Based Activities

A crucial trait for any aspiring athlete is to learn how to engage the right muscles. Strength training is essential because it helps them build a foundation and gain superior neuromuscular efficiency. Before ever thinking about specialized training, every young athlete needs to have a firm foundation they can build upon. Specifically, young athletes need to work on mastering four movement patterns that will get them stronger, more balanced, and less likely to get injured. But is

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Achieving Your Sports Goals: The Power of Determination and Work Ethics

Are you a young athlete that just lost a close game? Or are you getting tired of the sport you once loved? Are you discouraged because you feel like your hard work isn’t paying off? Well believe us when we say, we know exactly how you feel. Playing sports can be tough, especially at a young age when it is so important to you and you are working your hardest to excel. What you need to know is that even college and professional athletes struggle on a daily basis. Even the pros have bad games or lo

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The Hole Story: The Evolution of Mini Golf Courses

As you most likely already know, golf was a sport that was invented centuries ago. Although what you might not know is that mini golf was not far behind the invention of regula golf. Miniature golf as we know it today was first shown in a London newspaper back on June 8th, 1912. It did not take long for this new idea to be incorporated in the United States, where it first came into play in 1916. The golf course that hosted this new miniature course was none other than the famous Pinehurst that n

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work: Becoming a Team Player

Are you an aspiring young athlete? Perhaps you dribble and shoot hoops? Or maybe you enjoy track running, kicking a ball, or striking it with a bat? You might also enjoy a much different activity and aspire to make a career out of it. Whatever your case, one thing is clear: You're young, eager, and want to prove yourself. More importantly, you want people to notice your talent, hard work, and determination. You're the hardest worker in your team, and you often feel like you're doing th

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The Benefits of Youth Sports: Why Your Child Should Participate

There are many reasons why your child should play sports and we will be outlining them for you today. It helps them improve both their physical and mental health as well as build lifelong friendships with their teammates. We understand that not all children will go on to be superstar athletes, but there is so much more to youth sports than just that.  One of the first reasons why your child should play sports is much more obvious and that is that it keeps them in good physical shape. With n

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Top eSports Apps for Kids: Keeping them Entertained and Engaged

Today we are pleased to provide you with everything that you need to know about esports apps. In our list of the top 4 best esports apps, you will find everything there is to know about mobile esports and esports games, which even includes some of our favorite games too. With so many games to talk about, let's get right into all of the best esports apps! 1 - Clash Royale Starting off with one of our favorite games on the list we have Clash Royale, which is arguably the best esports app

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Understanding Your Child's Lagging: What It Means and How to Help

If you have ever heard your child complain about lag, then this is exactly what they are talking about. They may not know the official terminology or what causes the issues, but unfortunately it occurs more often than you think and more often than anyone would like. In today’s article we will walk you through everything you need to know about latency, but more importantly tell you how to fix it as well. Enjoy! The term latency specifically means the time that it takes for the signal from yo

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Leveling Up: The History of Gaming for Kids

Whether you know it or not, video games have been around for a long, long time. Video games go back further than you may have imagined with the first video games being invented in the early 1960s. This may blow your mind, but video games have basically existed since computers existed. Now these games were not found in homes, that did not begin until the 1970s. This is when Atari became very popular with games such as Pong and Computer Space. The video game Pong is really what made video games po

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Game, Set, Smash! A Kid-Friendly Guide to Mastering the Badminton Smash

In today’s article I will be teaching you everything there is to know about smashing a badminton. No matter what, just follow our advice here and you will be well on your way to smashing a badminton! Within this article you will find a multistep process to smash a badminton. Keep reading to learn exactly what these steps are! Method  1: Forehand Smash Step 1: Approach the Shuttlecock with a Forehand Grip Step 2: Assume a Surefooted Stance Step 3: Raise Your Arms and Prep

Serve Up Success: Learning the New Sport of Pickleball

Pickleball is one of the newest and most fun sports to play. It may seem confusing to begin with, but it is quite easy to learn. What makes this sport fun is that you can play it on any surface as long as you have the right equipment. With its growing popularity, now is a great time for you and your child to learn how to play. Let’s take a look at the different ways to learn how to play Pickleball. No matter how you learn best, there are many options: trial-and-error, learning as you go, watchin

The Rise of Pickleball: A Look into the Fastest Growing Youth Sport

If you have never heard of the sport of pickleball, let us fill you in on one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. Pickleball is a sport similar to tennis with smaller paddles, a harder ball, and less movement overall. The average age group of pickleball players is fifty five years and older. This is because many older citizens turn towards the sport for their daily exercise and a fun way to keep themselves moving. Whether you are male or female, a young or old player, it doesn't

Camping with Care: Building Safe Campfires for Kids

One of the things that is important to any campout is a campfire, especially when you are learning as a kid. Lucky for you there are many different types of campfires that you can build! Through all of my experiences I can say that I have built every single type of campfire on this list, but it is certainly not all of the campfires possible. Today we have narrowed it down to five different ways to make a successful & safe campfire. So whether you are trying to make a campfire right now or ar

Hitting the Trails: How to Start Hiking for Families

Today we will walk you through everything that you need to know in order to start hiking with no previous experience. Hiking is one of the best things you can do for free to get out of your house, get active, and get some alone time in the process. You certainly shouldn’t be worried about others when starting your journey, especially since you won’t see many other people out on the trail depending on where you hike. Sit back and relax as we'll explain how to get started on your first hiking jour

Nature Bound: Essential Items for Camping with Kids

With camping there are so many things that you can bring, but today we are highlighting the MUST HAVES for camping with kids. Besides the typical things to bring on a camping trip, above all else BRING WATER. If you feel like we have mentioned this with every article then you would be right, but that does not make it any less important. The importance of water isn’t going away anytime soon, so make sure to get it into your head and always drink water. In fact, bring buckets and jugs of wate

Step into Your Swing: The Importance of Golf Shoes for Youth Players

For most golfers out there you have been accustomed to wearing your golf shoes during every round. Although if you are new to the sport then you might be confused as to why people wear certain shoes just to golf. Well you are in the perfect spot today as we will talk you through everything there is to know about golf shoes and why people wear them. So, why wear golf shoes? To attack the main question head on, we begin the article by answering this simple question. Despite the initial q

Drive it Home: Finding Local Golf Lessons for Youth Players

If you are looking to get your child started in golf, this article has some tips to help you. Golf is a lifelong sport and a great one for your children to learn at a young age. Golf promotes overall physical fitness, hand-eye coordination, discipline, a love of the outdoors and it encourages quiet time. The very nature of golf encourages friendships because the pace is easy and allows for conversation. One option is to speak with an employee of a sporting goods store. Many have separate de

Follow Through: Holding a Golf Club the Right Way

With the golf grip being one of the most important parts to any player’s swing, we felt like it was a very important topic to cover in this article. There are so many different ways that people hold a golf club, especially when putting, but today we are just going to cover a few of the basic golf grips. Even if you are an expert that has been playing the game for years, you will still learn something from this article. We also recommend that you grab a club while reading this so you can get star

IS WEIGHTLIFTING SAFE FOR CHILDREN?

With children becoming more involved in sports at younger and younger ages, one of the things that comes up often is the strength of the children. We see weightlifting heavily emphasized in professional athletes and amongst both high school and collegiate sports as well. However the commonly asked question is when can a child begin weight training, if they should begin at all. Well in this article we will answer this question in depth so you can make a sound decision for the sake of your own chi

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