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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

As children grow older, this conditional approval can encourage a cycle of anxiety and fear of failure. This underscores the futility of making high-stakes decisions about a childs athletic future in elementary school. The child may feel that they are letting down their parents and, by extension, failing as a person.

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How to Create a Before-School Fitness and Running Club

School Yard

Several years ago, I was teaching at a new elementary school and wanted to get my community involved in family fitness events to promote exercising while having fun. Depending on your location, weather can change daily so if it is too hot or cold or the conditions are not to participants’ liking they don’t have to come.

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Focus on injury prevention, wellness earns top mark for Bound Brook High girls basketball, USA Today

Whole Child Sports

After a quick meeting, the girls called Derevjanik at her day job at Bound Brook Elementary School, where she is charged with shaping the minds of 21 boisterous fourth-graders. “I Former WNBA player Jen Derevjanik is winning at Bound Brook High school with a focus on wellness and unity.