Fall Youth Athletic Development Checklist

With summer wrapping up and the chaotic yet serene routine of Fall approaching, I wanted to share a few best practices to set your kids up to develop athletically this fall:

1.       Enroll them in a new sport, preferably one they haven’t tried before, but certainly not the same one they did in the spring. Playing multiple sports allows kids to develop a robust athletic foundation that will serve them later on in life when they become more competitive. Beyond the athletic advantage this gives kids, trying a new sport is also an opportunity for them to make new friends, overcome new challenges, and potentially discover something they really enjoy.

2.       Try a new active hobby or individual sport. If you haven’t tried it yet, I recommend climbing. Climbing, gymnastics, and martial arts are three of the best individual sports/activities you can enroll your kids in to develop a strong athletic foundation because they challenge the foundational athletic skills that most team sports do not, such as upper pulling, grappling, and spatial awareness.

3.       Sign them up for our Fall session of our Little Athlete Academy. In our academy, we combine all the amazing attributes that team sports develop with all the amazing attributes that those aforementioned individual sports/active hobbies develop, and put them together to give your kid all the athletic skills they need to succeed in sports and life. The best part is, kids don’t even realize they are exercising because they are having so much fun.

If you’re interested signing up for our Little Athlete Academy, click here.