For @ChurchillDowns to not allow outside food & drinks into their venue is one thing. For @NortonSLC to not allow track athletes to bring in their own nutrition for all day meets is very disappointing and unfair.
Parents of young athletes:
You're being sold a bill of goods…
Early specialization…
It's a fear campaign…
Its a billion dollar dumpster fire saying:
To become a great athlete you must:
Specialize early…
Train year-round…
Compete often…
If you don’t your child is going to miss out and fall behind
And for the most part:
It’s complete bullshit…
What it really is:
Early Development of sport-specific skills
Early success in sport
Little to no development of fundamental movement skills
Poor performances later in the sport
Higher chance of injury
Higher Chance of Burnout from Sport
Early start…Early finish!
It's a complete lack of understanding of how humans develop…
During the first 14 years of Life:
Be a human first:
Do plenty of activities that involve:
Rolling
Crawling
Climbing
Reaching
Bending
Rotating
Standing (1 foot)
Changing levels:
Be an athlete second:
Sprint
Jump
Hop
Climb
Wrestle
swim/bike/ski
catch/kick/throw/trap Etc
Sprinkle in lots of activities and multiple sports!
I can't guarantee a Div 1 scholarship but I can say that kids will be more Coordinated, stronger, more flexible, cardiovascularly fit, more resistant to fatigue and injury, and also be calmer, less stressed, leaner, and able to learn new skills. Skills like complex sports specific skills.
#LTAD
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180/262 (69%) of 2022 #NFLDraft picks participated in high school track and field. That's the most and highest percentage @TrckFootball has found in last 13 years. The trend is clear and those unwilling to innovate scouting around it risk falling behind. Our Data. Your Advantage.
Illusion of knowledge is more dangerous than ignorance:
It's Okay to say "I don't know" and admit that you don't know it.
It's shameful to pretend that you know everything.
🙏🏼Prayers Needed🙏🏼 Coach Banta is a fellow track coach that needs prayer and a little help from some friends! As a complete stranger, he treated me like a family member and I appreciated it more than he knows. @SprintersCompen https://t.co/qkFzWnwLyV
@tonyvanetti@840WHAS Y’all normally a bunch of goofballs (which I love), but this was a serious moment and an amazing story. Great tribute to a real hero, good job!
Congratulations to our 2020-21 Male Athlete, Female Athlete, and Coach of the Year Award Winners:
Male Athlete of the Year-
Camden Marshall
Female Athlete of the Year-
Addison Applegate
Co-Coaches of the Year -
Daniel Love & Brian LaHue
#PantherPride