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Raising Strong and Resilient Athletes: A Parent’s Guide to Long-Term Athletic Development

Parents spend a lot of time thinking about skill development. Should my child practice more? Should they specialize? Should they join a higher-level team? ...

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The Talent Equation – Webinar Highlights

What a great conversation this was with Stuart Armstrong! Stuart has spent the past 20 years focusing on Athlete Development. In this short clip, ...

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Functional Movement in Youth Soccer & ACL Prevention and Recovery with Chris Gorres

Earlier this week we welcomed Chris Gorres (TrainerGorres.com) to Soccer Parenting for an hour long interview about some important topics for parents to be ...

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Utilizing Multi-Sport Activities for Optimal Soccer & Athlete Development

As a mom, I worked hard to get Cali, my soccer playing daughter, into a variety of sports when she was young. Afterall, there ...

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Youth Soccer, Specialization and Long Term Athlete Development – What Parents Need to Hear

In this interview I ask: What exactly is Long Term Athletic Development?  What are we talking about when we reference LTAD? What is the connection ...

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When Does Sport Specialization Make Sense?

For years experts have been saying Youth Sports Specialization can lead to burn out, over-use injuries, and potentially the lack of development of the ...

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