Should Kids Participate in Triathlons? September 4th, 2009 by BrianGrasso ~ 8 Comments 

 

Is it OK for 8 – 10 year old kids to participate in Triathlons?   BG Says…   While I am 100% heartened by virtually any activity a young person chooses to engage in, it is important to be careful how we direct their efforts in terms of "developmentally-sound" parameters.   The essence and need [...] read more

A Perfect Example of What’s Wrong in Youth Sports Training July 8th, 2009 by BrianGrasso ~ 36 Comments 

 

    Youth Sports Training Done REALLY wrong How+to+Teach+Kids+to+Play+Golf — powered by LIVESTRONG.COM Here’s what I wrote to Scott -   I often refer to this as "Ignorant Child Abuse". Most parents and Coaches like this don’t truly understand the complexity of what they’re doing wrong. I don’t mean to excuse them or vilify them [...] read more

Exercise Programs For Kids: Tip of the Week January 16th, 2009 by admin ~ No Comments 

 

    Exercise Programs For Kids From The IYCA I had a great conversation today with brilliant and passionate IYCA Member, Billy Corbett.   He mentioned that while tooling around on the IYCA website, something caught his eye that he knew he had seen before, but never really paid close attention to -   The photograph [...] read more