At Home
While coaches and teams provide instruction and competition, the home setting provides so many additional and supportive ways to develop. Most parents just need a little help to make this happen. These articles by Sport4Growth will help parents determine their goals and provide a range of options for aligning the home experience with those goals. Whether you want your child to accelerate their technical skill development or explore just how much they love the sport, these articles will help you amplify their youth sports experience.
Articles on the Youth Sports Experience at Home
Sports at Home Can Have Amazing Affects
Most parents want their kids to have unstructured play time at home and prefer it to not involve devices. We explore why sports at home can amplify the youth sports experience and enhance long-term development.
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Only 5 Minutes a Day to Have a Big Impact
Technical skill development can happen in as little as 5 minutes. Just imagine how many touches on a soccer ball a kid can get in 5 minutes by themselves. We explore other ways to make 5 minutes happen and show how it can lead to much more.
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Let the Kids Create the Games at Home
Creating their own experiences leads to more time engaging in sports, flexes their creativity and is easy on the parent. Win-Win-Win! Here we suggest ways for kids to create their own sports play at home and you'll watch them take the ball and run.
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It Doesn't Matter Which Sport they Play at Home
Traditionally we think that a baseball player needs to throw a baseball at home to get better at throwing. That same player will get stronger and improve their mechanics by throwing a football. Here we explore why this matters and how to make it happen.
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Playing Sports at Home Provides an Opportunity for a Vastly Different Impact on Youth Development
The research is clear that kids are overly scheduled these days and it is diminishing their unstructured time and the positive benefits that can offer. However, with the availability and draw to screens, we need something better than just avoiding too much structured time. Sports provides an easy option for the best of all worlds. Check out our articles to create better youth development and amplify the impact of their structured sports time.