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Fit2Finish: Design your training with the just-right challenge
Everyone wants to be fit to play the game, but who has time for extra fitness? And who in his right mind wants to attend “conditioning” sessions? Fortunately, the game helps us out here in several ways. Dr. Wendy LeBolt shows us how to use game play to identify the fitness needed and then train it.
United through sport, by the one game the whole world plays
There are a lot of things the world's countries can’t agree upon. Thank goodness there is at least one thing we can: the value of sports and physical activity for youth. Dr. Wendy LeBolt got to see this in a new way last week when she participated in a U.S. Department of State U.S. People-to-People Exchanges Sports Seminar alongside her counterparts from the People's Republic of China.
Fit2Finish: Why kids’ bodies require special care and attention to stay healthy
In excerpts from her book Fit2Finish: Keeping Your Soccer Players in the Game, SoccerWire.com Featured Columnist Dr. Wendy LeBolt explains why we need to treat kid-bodies differently from adult-bodies and how we can accomplish that.
Soccer Mom: Love her or leave her?
Who and what is a "Soccer Mom"? This week Dr. Wendy LeBolt delves into the label which has become perhaps the most contentious term in youth soccer today.
Fit2Finish: More than “just playing the game” needed to keep our kids fit
In excerpts from her book Fit2Finish: Keeping Your Soccer Players in the Game, SoccerWire.com Featured Columnist Dr. Wendy LeBolt explains why young athletes are suffering more injuries these days and why we can't just let the game take care of keeping them fit. Her video also provides three easy ways to increase strength, agility and quickness.
Ten reasons you shouldn’t coach your own kid, and what to do if you absolutely must
When kids want to play youth sports, they need coaches. But should you coach your own kid? Dr. Wendy LeBolt surveyed parents, parent-coaches, professional coaches and coaching educators to gather some advice that's a must-read for those considering this challenge.
A bully’s worst nightmare is you: How to shut down bullying in youth sports
Columnist Joe Dougherty guides coaches, parents and players on effective ways to help stop bullying within a youth soccer team.
Overuse is Insanity: Five simple changes to keep it healthy
Athletes must push themselves if they want to be their best, and demanding more of yourself today than you did yesterday is what makes you better. But doing the same thing over and over, only harder, is killing us, writes Dr. Wendy LeBolt. Check out her five easy ways to avoid overuse injuries and freshen up your training session.
