Parents

Your Habits Affect Your Kid’s Habits

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In a recent article from the Journal of Sport Science, researchers looked at the activity and sporting habits of parents to see if they had any influence on their children.  Here are the results:

Regular exercise by both parents was linked only to girls’ engagement in sport, but was not related to that of boys. Boys’ involvement in sport was related to their fathers’, but not mothers’, exercise habits. The assessment of children’s sporting activities according to age revealed links between parental exercise and participation in sport by students aged 15–16, but not those aged 13–14 years. Regular exercise by mothers but not fathers did not predict sports activity among adolescents aged 15–18 years. Motivation to compete was more important for boys than girls. Fitness, well-being, and appearance motives were more important for adolescents aged 15–18 years, while motivation to compete was more important for those aged 13–14 years.

Our research revealed a relationship between exercise by both parents and children’s motivation for sport. If only one parent in the family exercised, children’s motivations for sports activities were related only to their fathers’, but not their mothers’, exercise habits. The results of the study support the changing role of parents in sports during the adolescent period of growth and development.

Now that I am a father, I make it a point to introduce physical activity as often as possible. Sometimes, it is traditional sports (soccer and baseball right now) but more often it is play wrestling, playgrounds and tag variations.  Even when I am “exercising”, my daughter will want to do it with me.  Whether we perceive it or not, we are modeling and shaping our kids behaviors with our own.

Active parents = active kids.

It’s all about the experience

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image This was a photo taken from last years extreme bootcamp group. Truly an experience and built great relationships with these guys.

I am still very new to the strength and conditioning field, but was lucky enough to have been brought on to the Adrenaline staff.  Compared to day one, I have grown and developed more than I could have ever imagined.  Lucky enough to have someone who facilitates such an amazing learning environment like Tony, my knowledge has vastly improved with training and coaching young athletes.  This knowledge is important to have, however he also taught me that training is not what it is all about here at Adrenaline.  In dealing with younger athletes, there needs to be a positive EXPERIENCE paired with the training.  This experience includes building relationships with each and every athlete.  When an athlete starts at Adrenaline, they become part of our family. In one day, I might play the role of brother, father, best friend, etc. This, along with making the training itself fun and constructive, all goes into the experience we create. It is this experience that separates us from other facilities, and why we have such a tight knit, tribe-like, relationship with the people we work with. For me, it’s about the relationships I build, the experience I create and, above all else, that we have fun. A positive experience means positive results! Stay active!

Early sport specialization versus multi-sport athletes

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Early sport specialization is something that has become a serious issue in today’s society, and can prove to be detrimental to the athletic development of our youth.  Eric Cressey really hits the nail on the head with this article.  The message being simple, a kid who plays multiple sports will, more often than not, be the better overall athlete, and possess a greater skill set to build off of. I see it on a daily basis with the kids I coach.  The ones who play multiple sports throughout the year excel at a considerably higher rate than those who are limited to one sport.  The learning curve is practically cut in half simply due to the fact these multi-sport athletes have a better athletic foundation and are used to adapting to new movements and skills. We need to get back to letting our kids play multiple sports and not pigeon hole them to one sport at a young age, the results will speak for themselves. Check it out!

http://www.ericcressey.com/a-quick-lesson-on-long-term-athletic-development