My title is a bit misleading. Let me start over. Youth Sports--Way Behind the Information.
Most youth sports coaches don't have the information to take the reigns of the physical development for their athletes. Yet, on a daily basis, I see teams performing static stretching as a warm-up routine, long-distance conditioning, an lousy strength instruction. Amazingly enough, within 5 minutes of walking around the facility I coach in, I saw one group stretching before practice, another group was about to pass out from an idiot coach running them to exhaustion, and in the baseball area, a bunch of youngsters doing pushups incorrectly after 2 hours of baseball practice.
Why is this happening?
Volumes of information are available with reliable and accurate information on developmental methods and progressions for young athletes.
While I applaud the mothers and fathers taking on the additional responsibility of coaching their own children and the children of others, that responsibility doesn't start and end with showing up to practices, games, and bake-sale fundraisers. Parents need to start doing their homework or, do the responsible thing and delegate the physical development to the professionals.
The response with a qualified professional will be a better foundation for long-term development, instruction, fewer injuries, and barring parental pressure to win at all costs---more kids will be enjoying sport.
Will Haskell, YCS Lev. II, ACE
Athletic Development Specialist
siriusperformance@yahoo.com
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