| There are many reasons to get involved with | | | | Now most serious athletes are training year |
| your son or daughters sport but by helping them | | | | round. Many young athletes have personal trainers |
| with the little things the big things tend to take | | | | and other off season coaches. |
| care of themselves. | | | | Even if you're not as serious as some of the |
| #1. Nutrition - Knowing the tips on nutrition can | | | | other athletes - you still need to keep in some |
| help both you and your athlete go a long way. | | | | type of condition or else you're going to get |
| The biggest confusion in sports is knowing what | | | | looked over. The coaches these days are under |
| to feed your athlete. Keep them away from fast | | | | pressure to keep their jobs and there looking for |
| food...fried food and processed food (chips etc.). | | | | their "go to" athletes during the first few days of |
| These foods contain chemicals that can rob them | | | | practice. So if you're struggling to get into shape |
| of the essential nutrients that the body needs to | | | | you're going to have a difficult time convincing the |
| play hard and recover. | | | | coach how bad you want to play. At very least, |
| #2. Sleep - Convince your young athlete that | | | | work out a couple times a week to keep some |
| sleep is just as important as a hard workout. In | | | | type of condition before you join a sport. |
| fact, it has been shown that the deeper the sleep | | | | It can be as easy as jogging around the block or |
| the athlete gets the better repair and recover | | | | doing push up, sit ups, and jumping jacks at home. |
| they will have. Sleep is extremely important and | | | | If you look over these simple tricks you can help |
| probably the most overlooked part of an athletes | | | | your son or daughter excel in their particular |
| training system. | | | | sport. Its not always about special vitamins or the |
| #3. Conditioning - It's not like it was 15 or 20 | | | | latest gadget... many times is just doing the basics |
| years ago when most athletes started to run a | | | | that will get the job done. |
| week before the season began to get into shape. | | | | |