In this session we talk about how to get yourself set up for success and how to learn and teach the athletic position.
Athletic Development Podcast #1
Check out our new Athletic Development Podcast. Todays talk covers what athletic development is, why its important and a few things you can do to get your young athlete started at home.
Exertion
Imagine an 8 year old hitter who throws the ball hard… but opponents are afraid to get into the batters box because no one knows where the ball will end up. The player throws strikes about half the time and the catcher is chasing the ball to the backstop the other half. What would you tell this […]
Athlete Training Tip #3
The 2 most important things in youth athletic development (ages 2-12) Have a huge variety of activities The majority of their activities should be free play As Parents, we need to put our kids in situations where they have the opportunity to experience as many different sports, activities and movements as possible. As humans, we […]
Athlete Training Tip #2
EVERYONE is an athlete. Game On’s attitude toward training is if you have a body, you are an athlete. Its all in your attitude, if you decide you are going to do athletic movements, you can begin to change your mindset towards seeing yourself as an athlete. Many kids start to see themselves as non-athletic […]