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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,...
Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 4 Day 4: The Assisted Hammer-Grip Pullup How are you and your team progressing towards the pullup? Today's exercise the Assisted Hammer-Grip Pullup is not only great prep for the pullup, but also an amazing test pullup preparedness. More
Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 3 Day 3: The Lawn-Mower pull Welcome to day 3 of the combo pullup progression. Today we are introducing the Lawn-Mower Pull! More
Mastering Discouragement and Disappointment By Dr. Alan Goldberg, Competitivedge.com If you are a serious athlete and have big dreams to go far in this sport, then there's one thing that I can promise you will always be in your future, right between you and those big dreams: FAILURE. That’s right, failure, along with its emotional co-pilots, frustration and disappointment. What do I mean by this? The road that you must follow to finally reach your BIG swimming goals will frequently pass through this unpleasant experience with all its uncomfortable emotions....
