It is finally here +ACYAIw-8211+ADs that day your gymnast+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s coach says she is ready for her first optional floor routine and her own floor music+ACE Chances are she already has lots of ideas as to the music she wants to use +ACYAIw-8211+ADs after all, from the time they are little, every gymnast listens to music … [Read more...]
Congratulations USA Women’s Soccer Team
This post contains affiliate links which means if you make purchase through one of my links, I will earn a small commission. Congratulations to the US Women???s Soccer team for their 5-2 win over Japan+ACE The World Champion squad just continued to gain momentum throughout the entire tournament … [Read more...]
How to Coach Your Athlete at Home
I read an article by Asha Forster Grebenik this week titled +ACYAIw-8220+ADs-How to Coach Your Gymnast at Home+ACYAIw-8221+ADs +ACYAIw-8211+ADs it honestly should be required reading for all sports parents +ACYAIw-8211+ADs feel free to substitute your child's sport for the gymnastics references in the post +ACYAIw-8211+ADs and for that matter … [Read more...]
Is it a Sprain or a Break?
If you have an athlete, there is going to come a time where they get injured. Ankle injuries are VERY common and can happen when you least expect it. So how do you know if it is a sprain or a break? That photo is of my daughter+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s ankle a few weeks ago. She had just finished cheer season and … [Read more...]
Athletes and Back to School: 8 Things Parents and Coaches Can Do To Make It Easier
Note: I originally published this a few years ago but find it very helpful to revisit at this time of the year+ACE Our kids go back to school soon but many of our mid-west friends have kids who go back to school this week.?? For us the first week of school is also the first week of practice on the … [Read more...]
Adidas Big Summer Sale Happening Now
If you+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-ve put off shopping for your summer sports wear until now, you have just hit the jackpot.??The adidas Summer Sale is on and you can get up to 50+ACU off of over 1,000 items+ACE??Running shoes, basketball gear, soccer cleats, swimwear???for men, women and kids???everything an athletic family … [Read more...]
Free Printable Summer Camp Packing List
I originally posted this list a few years ago, but it continues to be a very popular post, so I decided to give it a quick update +ACYAIw-8211+ADs especially as we start getting my daughter packed for camp. Summer is here and I know there are athletes all over the country anticipating one thing+ACYAIw-8230+ADs- … [Read more...]
Hockey A Men’s Sport? Four Women Who Are Changing That Perception
Hockey is mostly known as a sport for men only, but with the increasing interest of women, this is no longer the case. There is a long list of male hockey superstars and great teams but little attention has been brought to the growing eminence of female hockey. Since all the focus in the media right … [Read more...]
Talking with Dara Torres and Swim Today about The FUNNEST Sport – Swimming
If you ask kids what the FUNNEST sport is, you will get a lot of different answers +ACYAIw-8211+ADs from soccer, to gymnastics, softball and everything else in between. Not a lot of them will raise their hand and say swimming. But if you ask the question a different way, like +ACYAIw-8220+ADs-what is the best part … [Read more...]
Amy Purdy – An Inspiration to Everyone
For those familiar with Amy Purdy and her story, her success on ABC???s Dancing with the Stars should come as no surprise. Purdy hasn???t just been overcoming obstacles since the double amputation of both her legs at age 19 +ACYAIw-8211+ADs she???s been plowing right through them as if they never existed in … [Read more...]