Active for Life: Baseball

By adjusting the game format, preadolescent kids have a chance to gradually develop their skills

It’s baseball season and there’s no better time to get outside with a bat and ball and your kids. You don’t need to be part of a league to play. Scrub baseball is fun with as few as six players. Just grab some friends, neighbours or cousins and get out to your local park. This … Continued

This program develops skills by covering all the bases

Developing physical literacy optimizes both lifelong physical activity and athlete development

Repetition of one activity to the exclusion of all others is rarely wise

Here’s a hint: it’s not single sport specialization

Kids play sports for the fun of it

Q: How does participating in a variety of activities help my 8-year-old become a better baseball player? By playing lacrosse they learn to run fast, as well as track an object in the air. That will help with hitting and base running! By climbing monkey bars at the playground they gain arm strength and upper body … Continued

Variety is crucial until the age of 14 or 15

Two girls are competing in this year’s championship for young baseball players

Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, and Colin Kaepernick could have played in the MLB

Diversification is more important during a child’s first decade

70 percent will give it up by the time they’re thirteen