Sports

The Dangers of Artificial Turf

    There is much controversy surrounding the use of artificial turf in sports and the potential...

The Relationship Between Coach and Athlete

The Relationship between Coach and Athlete Temper and anxiety levels affect your training. Many athletes and all...

Off-Season Training with America’s Baseball Camps

Even though baseball and softball season just ended, along with most of the nationwide youth baseball camps...

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AAU Basketball

It Begins Here

Ladyhawks Living the Dream

In the last 15 years, the Ladyhawks have had some stellar young women not only play softball...

Making the Case for Girls Softball

Despite academic and athletic success, the amazing talent of young female athletes often goes overlooked.  The lack...

Getting on the Court

Venus and Serena Williams are now in their 30s, and no one has risen to take their...

Even Youth Athletes May Not Be Active Enough

Dedicated and driven athletes are getting more than enough exercise, right?  While most children are involved in...

California Ladyhawks History and Highlights

For the last 15 years, the Ladyhawks have been going strong. Established in the 1980s, the team...

Bigger isn’t Better: What to Eat after Weigh-in

Carbohydrates and protein are largely misunderstood and misused in sports that require bulk and mass.  Processed foods...

Gymnastics: A Sport that Prevents Girls from Growing into Women

Gymnastics has not always been dominated by adolescent competitors.  In the beginnings of Olympic individual women’s gymnastics,...

The Ballerina: A Starving Artist

Much has already been said about anorexic ballet dancers, but that doesn’t mean the problem has gone...

International Youth Soccer Comparison

How Do U.S. Youth Soccer Clubs Compare Internationally? While the United States leads in youth participation in sports, the...