Saturday Weekly Blog Tip: Be Patient!

Washington DC

Good Saturday Afternoon.

Let me give you a quick update on the Washington DC field trip I went on this week with my daughter Jae and her class.

We left Monday night at 7 pm on three big tour buses. And let me just say, they were not comfortable, especially when your trying to sleep through the night!

I won't go into all the detail of the entire trip, but we did TONs OF STUFF! It was great to see all of the memorial, historical sites and how Washington DC is designed. The only issue I had was we visited so many site and didn't have enough time to enjoy any particular one for any lenght of time. For example; we visited to the Pentagon and Capitol Building. We were put into lines, walked through, and walked out. I understand the security issues but it really wasn't much of a sight seeing adventure.

All-in-all, I must admit I really enjoy the trip, mostly because I spent quality time with my daughter. We had a great time together.

Weekly Tip: Be Patient!

In this day of FAST RESULTS, true foundational training often is lost. There are just some things that cannot be rushed. Building a foundation of training for young athletes is one of them.

When you want an athlete to perform at a high level, they must have the foundation of solid biomotor abilities to do so- and not just the biomotor abilities that are most used in a specific sport. Tennis players may not need flexibility training or balance training to the extent of a gymnast, but if flexibility and balance training are ignored and never trained during the early stages of development optimal development will never occur.

Even though it has been shown perfroming specific training can get you results faster, the downside is the lack of general foundational training never allows for optimal development. Not to mention these issues; injury occur more due to over specialized training, burn out happens more, and eventually drop out. Of course this side of sports doesn't always make the paper. Only the success stories of how some 8 year old is the number one ranked player in their sport in the country.

My tip to you is work hard and give great direction with young athletes. Keep them involved but be patient and allow them to develop over time. Rushing does not end well in most cases.

Yours in Speed,

Lee

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