How Can We Make Club Volleyball Better For All Young Athletes?

Submitted by Greg K on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 16:49. | comments

I’m going to assume that club volleyball teams want to live up to their published mission statements. Generally speaking, they’re pretty lofty in terms of expressed goals, which tend to be focused on the development of young girls' characters through sportsmanship and team building and, along the way, the girl picks up enhanced volleyball skills from knowledgeable and respected coaches who have years of experience to share.

Brooke de Lench

Heart Rate Monitors: An Essential Training Partner?

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 16:35. | comments

A fitness center catering to women recently opened near my home. As part of its grand opening, the center offered me a free week classes which it claimed would "transform" my body. I told them I was game.

When I arrived for my first class, one of the first things my trainer asked me was whether I had brought a heart rate monitor.

When I said no, that I didn't own one, she told me that I needed to bring a heart monitor to my next session if I wanted to achieve my fitness goals.

Erin Mirabella

Bike-To-Work Week: One Wisconsin school is getting kids involved.

Submitted by Erin Mirabella on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 05:02. | comments

Brooke de Lench

Bike to Work Week: Every Week is Bike to Work Week for Me

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 13:14. | comments

The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike to Work Week 2014 from May 12-16, with Friday, May 16 designated as Bike to Work Day.

For me, every week is bike to work week. Four years ago, I made a major lifestyle change when I bought a commuter bike, helmet and loc May is National Bike Month poster k at the local bike shop. At the same time, I moved the MomsTeam offices closer to my home so I could get to work under my own power and eliminate an hour of commuting (and all the gas and carbon monoxide that driving involves).

The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike to Work Week 2014
from May 12-16, with Friday, May 16 designated as Bike to Work Day, but for MomsTEAM's Founder, every week is bike to work week.

Brooke de Lench

Number of Youth Tennis Players Up: USTA's Quick Start, No-Cut Programs Credited

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 17:29. | comments

Which youth sport, golf or tennis, is gaining in popularity in recent years, and which is losing? You might be surprised to learn, given their overall public profiles, it is the number of youth tennis players that is up, with participation jumping 43% since 2000 , with the USTA's innovative QuickStart and No-Cut programs credited for the increase.

Lorrie Miller, Ph.D.

Mom you don't want to watch this

Submitted by Lorrie Miller, Ph.D. on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 23:27. | comments

Yesterday, Wolf was tell me about how excited he is to be going to the Attack of Danger Bay this coming May long weekend. It will be his third time at that race/ festival. It is hard to believe that it was two years ago when he was only fourteen when we agreed to let our boy go off on his own to that race. He's been hooked ever since.

Brooke de Lench

Homemade Sports Drinks: An Eco-Friendly, Less Costly Alternative?

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 16:59. | comments

Baseball catcher drinking water Water has been on my mind a lot lately.

Brooke de Lench

Raising A Gifted Athlete: Supporting Child's Dream, Knowing Role

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 14:26. | comments

What is it like to be the parent of a gifted athlete? Last week I learned a little more when I attended a panel discussion hosted by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education (CCAE).

Lorrie Miller, Ph.D.

Outlaw Racing

Submitted by Lorrie Miller, Ph.D. on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 23:15. | comments

Unlike soccer and field-hockey, two team sports I am also very familar with, downhill skateboard racing, (aka, longboarding) is often done in an 'outlaw' format. This was forbidding in my home until this year. I couldn't handle sending my child off to a non-sanctioned race, and 'outlaw' just sounded so bad.

Brooke de Lench

Obese Children Need Sports, Not Bullying

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 16:03. | comments

Today has been a busy news day on the subject of obesity. Not only was the National Activity Plan announced in Washington, D.C, as part of a new grassroots effort to combat America's alarming rates of adult and childhood obesity and decreasing levels of physical activity, but a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan and reported in the June 2010 issue of the journal Pediatrics proves what many have suspected: that obese children are more likely to be victims of bullying than their non-overweight peers.