Parents Love The Thought

Tonight it became even more obvious to me that there is a need for an intervention with the way young athletes are trained.

Why do I say this?

I was able to attend and event tonight at our local chamber of commerce and had a great time networking and discussing the concepts of athletic development for youth athletes.  Through my conversations I received overwhelming responses like:

“Yes, that is exactly what our kids need.”
“I know someone who would be very interested in this.”
“We need to sit down and talk about some things because I have some technology that I’ve been testing and the results are amazing.”

Upon leaving this networking event, I felt really good about the people that I was able to meet and the feedback that they were willing to provide.

There was one thought that crossed my mind on the short drive home and has stuck with me until now.  It’s only right that I share it with you because my concern is that you may think this very thought sometimes.

The thought is this:

We so often feel excitement for things that we know we should do in our lives but for some reason let that excitement slowly trickle away because we didn’t choose to take proactive action or because it may require some scheduling or discipline.  

We know that we should keep our children active because childhood obesity as at an all time high.

We know that the potential for injury to an athlete is real and that proper teaching and coaching is essential to help prevent it.

Our kids should eat breakfast……
Our kids should drink plenty of water…….
They should have fun in sports……..
They should be empowered to be confident about what they CAN do….

…….We know all of these things 

Yet, most of the time when a program is mentioned or comes along that encompasses some or all of these things the excitement in the conversation is real and feels good but shortly after we let it dwindle away until the next time; maybe.

My whole point here is not to knock parents but to help everyone understand that, now is the time to get your children active and ingrain in their being that a healthy lifestyle is the cool thing.  Let’s start a movement to put down the Nintendos, Wiis and whatever else keeps our kids from exploring what will change and prolong their lives; activity.

You will begin to see me more frequently throughtout the Hutto area as I intend to provide a helping hand in as many different ways as possible by sharing my knowledge and passion about youth athletic developement. 

Whether you child participates in an organized sport or not is irrelevant to the fact that we are all born athletes.  Our bodies are designed to move.

It’s a beautiful thing when you take a young athlete and coach them properly on movement technique and functional skill which allows them to live a productive and injury free life.