Los Angeles Releases 2024 Promotional Video   After losing Boston as the bid city for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the beginning of August, the U.S. Olympic Committee chose Los Angeles as the replacement bid city one month ago...   Full Story & Video  

Developing Healthy Eating Habits By TrueSport We want to share how youth sports can be a vehicle to developing healthy eating habits that help achieve peak performance on and off the field. One way TrueSport spreads this message is through our popular TrueSport Nutrition Guide, found on our site as a PDF here. Now more than ever, athletes need accurate sports nutrition information. In the quest for success, many athletes will try any dietary regimen promising a new level of physical performance. However, it usually takes little more than small...

Happy #TBT to CVST!   Happy #TBT to #CVST! Hey do any of you remember the CVST Bi-athlons? Great Times - Thanks Rob & Shawn! #FunestTeam Got any CVST Pictures you want to share?  Send them to Info@CVST.org with the subject line: #TBT.  

Why do Swimmers Crave Food? By Jill Castle, MS, RDN   Just watch a swimmer cruise through a meal and load his plate with potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, rolls, corn, and desserts. It’s easy to see a hearty appetite. And it’s easy to see a love of food, especially carbs.    Why do swimmers crave food, particularly carbs? Craving carbohydrate-based foods, both sugary desserts and starches, is a complex matter that may involve the neurotransmitters of the brain, nutrient use during exercise, food preferences, food availability, stress, emotions, sleep and...

Helicopter Parents Song The Holderness Family September 1, 2015 ...and it isn't just the moms. Are you a "Helicopter Dad?" Come on admit it...we did. Every single one of us parents in different ways -- this is an exaggeration (slight) based on our real life "coptering" admissions. We're working on letting go and letting our kids apply their own sunscreen. Watch the video here:

The Great Trophy Debate: Do We Need Participation Awards?   “Daddy, do we get trophies for playing lacrosse this spring?” my son asked me a few months back.   “No, you get to go out and run around and have lots of fun while learning lacrosse,” I said.   “OK!” Then he turned and ran out on the field for the start of his first practice.   According to some people, he should have stormed back to the car and refused to play. After all, there were no trophies being...

The Best Way to Cheer for Your Child Is there anything a parent can do from the sidelines to help a child play a better game?   We’ve all read about parents who yell and get into fights at their children’s games. But how are parents supposed to behave on the sidelines? What type of cheering helps? What adds pressure? Is coaching from the sidelines ever OK?   Here are some ground rules.     Being a spectator is tough. Watching a child struggle can unleash parents’ competitiveness, or rekindle...

Happy #TBT CVST!   Happy #ThrowBackThursday CVST. Andrew Valins with Katie Connors - Back in the day & today at #CVST. #FunnestSport #CVSTAlum    

USA Swimming Rule Change Alert Date: September 9, 2015 To: General Chairs Board of Directors, USA Swimming Officials Chairs USA Swimming Officials Rules & Regulations Committee USA Swimming Coach Members From: Jay Thomas, Chair, Rules & Regulations Committee Re: USA Swimming Rule 101.5.2 – Freestyle – Medley Relay and Individual Medley ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 1. On August 23, 2015, the FINA Technical Swimming Committee provided the following interpretation of FINA rule SW 9.1 (Medley Swimming): “FINA Technical Committee Medley Interpretation According to SW 9.1 each of the strokes must cover one...

Master Your Pullup for Swim Strength Day 5   Exercise 5: The Pullup Welcome to the final installation of the second pullup progression in the BridgeAthletic Building Blocks series. The second version in our Pullup progression has brought you to the same place – Pullup mastery. Don’t forget to show uswhat you’ve got.   If you have  followed the progression to this point, you are in a good place to perform pullups without any help. That said, if you have not, I would recomend referencing the rest of the progression,...