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Simple way to train your team for increased performance
by Softball Performance Blog
posted August 17, 2010 at 12:35pm

Thanks for joining us in this 10th Anniversary Tour of Softball Performance! Today is Day 2 of the Tour and we'll be looking at a great new resource for coaches (and parents too). If you're a coach that wants to raise the performance of your team by i...more

Athletes and Back to School: 8 things parents and coaches can do to make it easier
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 16, 2010 at 12:25pm

Note: I originally published this last year, but since it is that time of year again, I felt like it needed to be revisited. Our kids go back to school tomorrow. Tomorrow is also the first day of practice on the fall schedule for the gymnasts I coach a...more

Youth Olympic flame lit in Singapore
by Pretty Tough
posted August 15, 2010 at 5:22pm

A towering flame was lit in the heart of Singapore on Saturday, signaling the start of the inaugural Youth Olympics. IOC President Jacque Rogge said the event would inspire young people around the world to take up sport but also teach them the importanc...more

Pictures of Chinese gymnasts tells story
by One Sport Voice
posted August 15, 2010 at 5:06pm

A colleague of mine sent a link to the msnbc.com photoblog which included the picture you young Chinese gymnasts in training you see here. If you remember China was under storm after the 2008 Beijing Olympics when the age of some of their female gymnast...more

More pictures of Muslim sportswomen from Youth Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 15, 2010 at 12:51pm

The girls soccer team of Iran pose for photographers during the Youth Olympics Games Girls' Preliminaries Group A soccer match between Turkey and Iran on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Nastaran Moradloo of Iran, left, and Eda...more

Sporty Saturday Spotlight is Back!
by Pretty Tough
posted August 13, 2010 at 9:45pm

It’s that time of year again. We’re gearing up for another season of Sporty Saturday Spotlights! If you or someone you know would like to be spotlighted on Pretty Tough, please email me at kerimikulski(at)gmail(dot)com. We’re searching for all sp...more

Gro Team Rider Sets World Record
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted August 13, 2010 at 2:54pm

“Six year old Annika Vrklan (USA) got her name into the Guinness World Records book when she completed 31 backside grinds in one minute at GWR Live! during X Games 16 on August 1st 2010.” – Guiness World Record You think you can do even better? W...more

More thoughts on equal playing time in youth sports
by One Sport Voice
posted August 10, 2010 at 4:47pm

Thank you for everyone who weighed in and took the time to provide insight and opinions on equal playing time in youth sports for a previous blog. It is clear playing time is a pressing issue across all sectors of youth sport and parents, coaches, and adm...more

Study links sport participation and opportunity for girls
by One Sport Voice
posted August 2, 2010 at 4:46pm

A study by Betsey Stevenson, the author of the research and an assistant professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, reveals data that indicates playing sports leads to greater educational and employment...more

Help little girls dream big
by MarieS
posted August 1, 2010 at 12:14pm

Someone recently introduced me to Go! Go! Sports Girls - dolls that are symbols for what young girls should be doing - living at their own age (versus a 22 year old Barbie) with normal kids clothing on (not a sexy 2-piece) and getting out there and gettin...more

Phoenix Mercury guard Temeka Johnson launches children’s book series
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 28, 2010 at 11:40pm

With her non-profit organization Meek’s Hope well on its way to becoming an established presence in Louisiana, Phoenix Mercury guard Temeka Johnson adds to her humanitarian efforts with the launch of a children’s book series. Johnson’s ...more

A question about equal playing time in youth sports
by One Sport Voice
posted July 27, 2010 at 3:52pm

Sidelined I’ve been asked to give an evidence-based presentation to a youth sport association on equal playing time. I’m interested in what you think about this issue. Here are the questions I have: 1. Why should youth sports have/not have equal p...more

Youth softball - Sometimes it just takes more time
by Softball Performance Blog
posted July 26, 2010 at 1:13pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog It's funny the difference a few years can make in youth softball development. Sometimes players who are studs at 10U become average or even below average by the time they're 14U. And other tim...more

Time and score
by kaaylac50
posted July 24, 2010 at 11:43am

Youth Camp Training In our camp, we have a lot of different competitions. This particular competition was our 3-on-3. The games are five minutes, running clock and basically whichever team has the most points when the clock runs out wins. The rul...more

The year-round sports backlash has begun?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 22, 2010 at 4:30pm

Great piece in the Wall Street Journal about how some parents and kids are rebelling against the increasing demands of sports today, i.e. club sports.I'm actually surprised this didn't happen sooner. ...more

Venus Williams offers girls advice on tennis and life
by Pretty Tough
posted July 21, 2010 at 11:25pm

&id Tennis legend Venus Williams returned home to Los Angeles Monday to offer an incredible tennis experience to girls from her hometown while helping to launch new POWERADE PLAY™, a sports drink geared for the young athlete with less sugar and m...more

Track & Field Clinics in Orange County August 7th and 14th - Learn from the Best!
by anngaff
posted July 21, 2010 at 12:04pm

Olympic gold medalist (2004, 100m hurdles) Joanna Hayes and I are holding two all-day clinics in August at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA! Joanna and I have been planning this since the spring with the intention of providing high-quality AND...more

Soft schedule or hard schedule to prepare for tournaments?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted July 7, 2010 at 3:12pm

Guest Post by Don McKay, Softball Editor for Bellaonline I’ve seen polar opposites this season when it comes to Softball schedules. My older daughter’s team has purposely scheduled the very easiest tournaments they could find leading up to their e...more

Club basketball: it's changed the game
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 1, 2010 at 12:40pm

This story outlines the rise of high school club basketball, how it's completely changed the recruiting game, pros and cons regarding this fact, and how club and high school ball differ.I felt this story really needed to be told because there are still nu...more

Feature report: The rise of club ball and its effect on recruiting and high school teams
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 30, 2010 at 4:15pm

Several nights a week all spring and most of summer, they are there at the gym practicing: layup and box-out drills, running plays, practicing transition and defense – all to the soundtrack of their own squeaking shoes on the hardwood. The...more

The Fair Play Summer Reading List For Kids (and grownups)
by Fair Game News
posted June 29, 2010 at 8:35pm

By Katie Culver Summer means days lounging at the pool and beach or in a hammock under a shady tree — and, of course, reading. You may have a list to tackle with kids, or want some light, “enlightening” reading for yourself. Here are some non-tradi...more

10 tips for being a great softball parent
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 24, 2010 at 2:06pm

As a softball parent, you only want the best for your daughter. So what can you do to help your daughter become the best she can be on the field? Here are 10 Tips to Help You Be a Great Softball Parent! Focus on reinforcing your daughter's correct t...more

Summer workouts – Do not train on empty
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 23, 2010 at 1:11pm

My own daughter learned a really tough lesson this morning – you can not train on empty! This is the first week of morning practices at gymnastics for the summer and rather than taking the time to eat breakfast, pack a snack or make her lunch … like ...more

My New Golf Partners
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 21, 2010 at 12:34pm

I’ve got the golf bug pretty bad – so much so that I have “recruited” my kids to play too, so I have even more excuses to get to the greens this summer! I signed them up for a summer golf camp at our local golf course and got them each a start...more

Iranian girls set for youth games after ban
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 17, 2010 at 3:14pm

TEHRAN - Iranian female footballers will take part in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this August after world football authorities lifted a ban on the wearing of the Islamic head veil, an Iranian official said on Tuesday. "I think this is one of the...more

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