Animal Group will practice at 7:30am. All other groups will practice at 8am. There will be no afternoon practice for all groups.

Parental Involvement Given the age and level of emotional and financial dependence of youth athletes, parents play a critical role in the development and social climate of youth sports. Parents hold the responsibility of transporting their children to and from practice and games, providing the monetary funds for equipment and travel and most importantly, acting as the advocates and cheerleaders for young athletes. The social and emotional environment of a youth sport event is dictated in great part by the behavior of parents which can result in a positive or...

. Sportsmanship I saw a television commercial during an NFL game this year about sportsmanship. In the commercial young children repeat negative comments about officials, coaches, and players they were exposed to at home. At the end of the commercial the kids say they want to grow up to be like their dad. This commercial made it into a lot of homes through a television screen and probably caused many adults to consider the powerful effect their words have on children. Poor sportsmanship displays by adults are inexcusable and are...

PST Senior Invitational February 11 & 12, 2011 Timelines updated as of 2-9-11 Psychsheet updated as of 2-9-11 Real Time Results Results pdf TM-File for coaches

Parent Behavior: Desires from coaches and athletes. Much like the researchers who have been working on identifying parent behaviors and strategies to train them, I find myself asking more questions than finding answers. So many unexplored areas of parent involvement make it difficult to identify a starting point! Earl Wilson's quote describing a parent's sporting experience can also often be fitting for coaches dealing with parents...how many more innings/games/contests do I have to deal with "that" parent? And the day "that" parent leaves your team, a weight is lifted from...

What's The Deal With Parents? I think that any athlete can think of an example where a parent has gone over the line when it comes to their child's involvement in sports. I know personally that I have seen everything from a parent yelling at a coach during a game to heated confrontations in the locker room after practice. Parent s need to learn to relax and let their child enjoy the sport that they are playing and just let them play. As it says in "Towards an Understanding of...

13 Steps to Being a Winning Parent If you want your child to come out of his youth sports experience a winner (feeling good about himself and having a healthy attitude towards sports), then he needs your help! You are a vital and important part of the coach-athlete-parent team. If you do your job correctly and play your position well, then your child will learn the sport faster, perform better, really have fun and have his self-esteem enhanced as a result. His sport experience will serve as a positive model...

A successful athlete relies on good nutrition to provide the body with a competitive edge. These nutrition tips will fuel success in the pool: Energy Due to rigorous training, energy needs for a swimmer can be quite high. Plan for regular meals and snacks. Always bring snacks (energy bars, trail mix, bagels, juice boxes and fruit) to eat before and after practice. Carbs Your muscles use carbohydrates as fuel during physical activity. Swimmers can deplete carbohydrate stores after every practice. Consume carbohydrates on a regular basis to keep muscle stores...

Have you ever said mean things to yourself like, “You are awful. You are the slowest person in the water,” or “There is no way I’m going to get better, I should just quit?” If so, imagine how you would react if someone else said those things to you. You would definitely be angry and possibly push them in the pool. My point is, don’t say anything to yourself that you wouldn’t let anyone else get away with. Tips for helping you quiet the negative talk in your head: Be...

the reason why most people’s legs twist and cross is because their legs are trailing the body rotation, instead of moving with the hips and body. The key to fixing it is making sure to get good range of motion with the entire leg, not just from the knees down. Make sure to control the kick all the way from the hips/upper thigh. That way when the hips rotate, so will both legs at the same time. This is definitely not mentally or physically easy if you’re not used to...