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Womens and girls soccer

Steps In The Right Direction: Pedometer Can Help Children and Teens Meet Physical Activity Goals

INDIANAPOLIS – Children and teens should try to take about 12,000 steps per day in order to achieve the 60 minutes of moderate-to- vigorous physical activity (MVPA) experts say is needed for good health, says a new Canadian study.¹

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May Is Sports Moms Month!

Moms Soccer

Ask the average person what special day is celebrated in May, and most will say Mother’s Day.

Ask sports fans who athletes most often thank when they are interviewed on television, and most are likely to say their moms.

Now ask some…

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Spring Youth Football: Even A Tornado Won’t Stop It

Moms Soccer

What off-season?

The Easter Bunny does not hop in the leaves of autumn. Thanksgiving Turkey is served with cranberry sauce, not strawberries or raspberries. Santa ‘s sled travels through snow and ice, not across sand, to deliver presents.

Some …

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Five Ways To Support Your Child In Sports

Moms Soccer

"My parents weren’t especially sporty, but that was offset by one considerable advantage: they never put any pressure on us." Pro cyclist, Mark Cavendish, author of Boy Racer

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Youth Sports and Life Lessons for Parents: The Art of Active Listening

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For millions of households, March Madness has a double meaning. On the one hand, it means from March 15 to early April, college basketball season is winding down with two weeks of frenzied fun culminating in the joy of triumph or painful disappoinme…

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Social Media: What A Student-Athlete Posts Online Matters, More Than You May Think

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A football game inflicts bumps, bruises and pain on many of its participants, but there is another "game" which offers similar trappings without the physical abuse: the game of social media.
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Critical Coach or Bully?

Moms Soccer

The junior varsity tennis coach of the Tigers, Coach Critic, is determined to win, in this her first season as coach. She believes the best way to do that is to only give her players positive feedback if they win their match, and thinks she is helpi…

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