| According to this article on boston.com, skateboarding will be introduced as an event at the 2012 Olympics. Obviously its an attempt to draw some of the XGames crowd, particularly after the recent successes of Snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics. More...Posted On: 6/27/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
Not too long ago I wrote an article on the debate in hockey between wood and composite hockey sticks. There is a similar debate in baseball that is raging even hotter as some organizations are considering removing the use of metal bats altogether because of the risk of injury that they pose. More...Posted On: 6/3/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
The Daily Journal in New Jersey surveyed a soccer mom, a youth league president and a youth league instructor and came up with this list of the top 5 things to look for in a sports camp for a child. The advice is mostly common sense, but it is solid none the less and very much worth sharing. If you are still looking for a sports camp for your child, check out the advice in this article before finalizing your choice. More...Posted On: 6/3/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
I’ve noted that many coaches, especially at the elite levels, are focusing on more and more of the mental aspects of the game that their athletes are playing. Frankly, I am a firm believer that any coach in youth sports should be focusing on the mental aspects of the game that they are teaching nearly as much as the physical aspects of the game whether they are coaching at a competitive level or not. I think, and have written before, that I think that education and athletics should go hand in and hand and as a result I have been searching for ways to help show my kids the path to mental and academic focus to the sports in which they participate. To that end I found a book called The Physics of Hockey. More...Posted On: 6/2/2007 | Posted By: sportsaholic@softwerkz.com | Permalink
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| Youth sports is a huge business and is growing every day. Every year millions of parents spend alot of money on equipment and fees and countless hours travelling to and attending sporting events in order to give their kids the chance to play team sports and participate in organized individual competitions. At the same time, those kids are spending countless hours practicing and competing in individual and team sporting events. While an increasing number of children and adults experience poor nutrition, poor physical fitness and are becoming increasingly more obese, the participation of today's youth in HEALTHY physical activity, sports and competion becomes increasingly more important. The goal of Youth Sports Watch is to find and bring to you the best news, resources, entertainment and sports equipment prices and information related to youth sports.
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