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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

A well-designed sports program has the capacity to teach teamwork, sportsmanship, grit, leadership, and many other life skills, as well as a lifelong love for their game. Children have shorter limbs and different leverage points compared to adults, which influences their biomechanics during movements like throwing, kicking, or running.

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New courses in Sport Coaching and Leadership program will address sociocultural and financial aspects of running a sport program

MSU

Physical Bases of Coaching (KIN 856) will address how knowledge from physiology, anatomy, biomechanics can help coaches create seasonal training plans and execute practice designs to develop athleticism in their players. Jessica Wallace of the University of Alabama (and MSU Kinesiology PhD alumnus).