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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

Physical Growth and Maturation From infancy to adolescence, children undergo substantial changes in skeletal structure, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory capacity, and coordination. Coach Education: Mandate training for youth coaches in injury prevention, recognizing overtraining symptoms, and proper biomechanics for developing athletes.

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6 Popular Types of Pilates and How to Do Them

The Sporting

A Reformer allows better customisation of postural alignment, flexibility and coordination as compared to a mat, thereby causing the workout to flow easier, be more constant and more intense. This is better suited for individuals who are already comfortable with mat Pilates and are looking to up their workout level by adding a reformer.

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Resolving Running-Related Injury

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Whilst we have the underlying coordinative structures, locomotion skills are not hardwired in humans – they are developed through motor learning and skill acquisition during the developmental years. Moreover, this learning and refining of movement skills and capabilities continues over the life span.