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Youth Athletes: Preparation Breeds Success
By admin | May 11, 2009
As I observe many athletic events/activities involving youth athletes in my community, I have come to realize that the lack of understanding and preparation for the sport or activity being conducted is hindering the success and enjoyment of the young athlete and his/her family/supporters. Whether your youth athlete is participating exclusively for a fun activity to be a part of, or whether your youth athlete wants to cross that proverbial threshold of athletic activity becoming competitive (in addition to being fun), there are things to consider which can prepare them for success. From my experiences and observations, most youth teams and sports activities have only one (or maybe two) organized practices a week (on average). That simply is not enough to maximize the probability of success for today’s youth athlete. Now, more than ever, it is important for young athletes to prepare their bodies (and mind) for the demands of sports activity. If your youth athlete practices the movements of their chosen sports activity, it will become easier to “call” on those movements in order to successfully perform in the chosen sports activity.
The best and most successful athletes train outside of their organized practice activities. In other words, the fundamental foundation of “working on your game” is key to the highest levels of success. Practice is part of preparation…”luck” is where preparation and opportunity meet! In order for your youth athlete to be good, better, and best, he she must practice and work on their games. I spent many many hours in the gym by myself (along with my portable jambox blasting out rap and hip-hop tunes) working on my game. More often than not, when “crunch time” came in my games, I was ready to handle those situations successfully. It was due to the work I put in while in the gym by myself. I prepared myself for success. Your youth athlete can too!
Consider Youth Athletic Improvement in order to prepare your youth athlete for success…on and off the field/court.
Albert Buckles, MSS
www.youthathleticimprovement.com
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