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::Long Term Athletic Development
-Solid Retention
-Solid Foundation for Growth
-Solid Concept Understanding
::Weight
Loss
::Better
Self Esteem
::Empowerment
::A
Road to Learning Healthy Habits
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The key to working with kids is to connect fitness with fun. This develops a positive correlation in the
brain at the neuro-transmitter level and leads to a favorable and habitual pattern for years.
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Over-training is a great sin. Stress at large punishes the delicate balance of the endocrine system
and can lead to extremely problematic health-related issues. Infusing fun and following a 'teaching model' of
athletic development is the best and most effective way of working with young athletes.
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The Pygmalion Effect truly is a critical factor in working with youngsters. Placing positive and constructive
expectations on kids is essential for optimal development.
:: Language is absolutely
critical - calling kids 'fat', sending them to 'Fat Camp' or always telling them that 'they should be faster' are
surefire ways of establishing that exact slant in their minds. Essentially, the stigma you place on them is what they
will begin to believe about themselves and eventually create habits around fulfilling (i.e. they will become exactly that).
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Although teaching young athletes to 'think positively' is key, you must also teach them to create habits around those
positive thoughts. Thoughts don't change things - habits do. Positive thought processes must
lead to or be accompanied by positive habitual patterns. When combined, the road to change begins.
Creating
a Physical Culture...
from
IYCA Brian Grasso; Thanks BG
