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Athletes: check out some of these handy reflection questions and practices you can use during these times.

COVID-19 has sidelined thousands of youth sports teams, programs, schools and millions of young athletes.

When student-athletes act as mentors, everyone wins. Those athletes learn how to become better leaders, their mentees learn valuable life lessons, and their communities experience the benefits of young leaders.

Ideally the standard chip shot will be used if there is more grass (rough or fairway) to cover than the amount of green that the ball has to roll on. Chipping is a very important aspect of golf, especially for beginners. Beginners normally focus on their long game, but in reality having a good short game […]

Most beginners (and even some club players) try to help the ball up in to the air. This is incorrect and leads to all sorts of miss-hit shots. In this article we will improve your golf chipping no matter what your current standard. We will start with golf chipping tips for beginners and teach you how […]

Boxing training for girls has become more common across the world, as there are more competitions being held for females. Boxing training puts a girl through a series of drills that will test her physical toughness and mental dexterity. Boxing training for girls entails building endurance, building strength, increasing boxing intelligence and solidifying proper boxing […]

A front flip, sometimes called a front somi or front tuck, is an acrobatic element often used in gymnastics and cheerleading. In gymnastics, it is a basic move used on almost every apparatus — floor, beam, vault and uneven bars. A proper front flip requires a forceful takeoff, so you have the ability to rotate […]

The takedown is a bread-and-butter move in wrestling, the way one wrestler takes his opponent to the ground and establishes control. Takedowns to the lower half of the body begin with a “shot”: diving toward the opponent’s legs to grab them. The faster your shot is, the more likely you are to capture the legs […]

What happens when we succeed? How does our body behave? How does our brain process and “save” this new input? What about defeat? How does our body react to it? And our brain? One cannot exist without the other – this shows us the intimate relationship between both of these experiences External and internal factors […]

The shot put and discus are throwing events in track and field. The shot put involves throwing a heavy, round metal ball, while the discus involves throwing a heavy round disc. According to Sports Coach Brian Mackenzie, throwers in shot and discus need explosive strength, speed, and balance. To improve in the track throwing events, […]