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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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Nets & Rackets Articles

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
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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
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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 & Nature Articles

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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