Camping can be a lot of fun! Some families take annual camping trips as a way to reconnect with grandparents, cousins, friends, and the occasional poison ivy! Some of my favorite camping trips includes Yellowstone, the Alaskan Wilderness, and Yosemite National Park. There are so many places in the great United States to camp that Continue Reading »
Both you and I have such busy and overwhelming lifestyles. We can often overlook one of the most important components in our lives, our hardworking and dedicated little leaguers. Often, my Type A personality motivates both myself and my little athlete to maintain competitiveness by participating in travel teams, all year round. Translation, super busy Continue Reading »
So last night I was watching this intense soccer game between two notoriously rival teams. I was glued to the television screen because the intensity of the game just kept escalating. You know what that’s like, watching a game with unfair calls and watching the ball miss the net by just an inch. The ultimate Continue Reading »
As you watch your children play Nintendo’s Mario Brothers on a hot summer afternoon, have you ever thought to yourself, “Hmmm, this video game is really teaching my children excellent soccer lessons”? I am thinking the answer is, umm no! You are probably more bothered by the fact that they’re sitting in the house staring Continue Reading »
Softball practices can be really boring, don’t you think? I bet you know at least one coach, ahem maybe yours, that can benefit from some advice on how to improve pitching drills at softball practice. Perhaps this hits too close to home, right?
Was Speedy Gonzales born really fast or did this famous Looney Tunes cartoon character have a baseball secret? As “The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico” his major trait was running extremely fast and speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent. He was a pro at outwitting neighborhood cats hanging around the backstop. But was Speedy born this Continue Reading »
Getting ready for baseball season at our house means going through the usual yearly checklist. Let’s see, is the back of my SUV clean from Christmas clutter? Check. Big cooler washed out and ready for another season? Check. Got sunscreen, bag chairs, portable baseball umbrella, hot dogs in frig, charcoal for the grill? Check, check, Continue Reading »
Whether you are a 12″ or 16″ softball or baseball infielder, you must learn the fundamentals of fielding ground balls until near perfect every time. We ran across this helpful video by Coach Josh Peabody that may help you attain your goals. He explains how conditioning, preparation, and repetition are the keys to getting your Continue Reading »
Many people enjoy spending time in the sun, but it can also cause harm. The sun can cause skin cancer, sunburn, wrinkling, and skin aging. Too much sun can even harm the body’s immune system. You don’t need to get a sunburn to have skin damage. Skin damage builds up over your lifetime. So protect Continue Reading »
American families need to listen to the warnings from The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Skin cancer is on the rise, but that doesn’t mean the summer party is over! We all love the sun: it’s bright, kids are out playing, and our own memories come to mind of summer days and nights. As Continue Reading »
