STEAM Powered Family shares a thorough guide to STEM/STEAM activities that will help encourage children's interest in inquiry-based learning through hands-on discovery and meeting children at their ability level. The guide shares:
An Interview with Program Director and MacInspires Founder, Travis Sluss
From June 17th through August 16th, Future Stars will once again be partnering with MacInspires, a groundbreaking STEAM Education program for kids aged 7-16.
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STEAM Craft Edu shares some interesting thoughts on how to keep girls connected with STEAM. The current reality is that STEAM is of interest to all youngsters until girls get older. So what are some ways to keep girls connected and interested:
Ken Krause of Life in the Fast Pitch Lane shares that the overhand pitch is an under-taught skill. Ken shares his observation that many throwing motions whether seen in middle school, high school, or even college softball games are questionable.
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Softball for Girls shares some advice and wisdom from softball veterans for the neophytes. It's an opportunity to hear what the "tried and true" players and parents have gathered through their softball years of experience:
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Horse Network shares tips from Clay Smith, a 25-year-old cowboy from Broken Bow, Oklahoma, who holds four-time National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PCRA) 2018 World Champion header. No matter what your equine passion is tips on how to be a better rider and how best to work with your horse is always helpful:
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Ellen Brunelle shared with SmartPak some of her tools of the trade that she has in her tack trunk. Ellen has had her own horse since she was 13. And her current, best equine friend, Nemo is a 14-year-old Morgan gelding. Ellen and Nemo spend time together having fun at jumpers, trail riding, hunter paces, and dressage.
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Is it the sweaty palms, or a slight impatience that gives away that you are feeling nervous before a child's swim meet? Not uncommon, but important to remember that how you respond to pressure may also affect your child's emotions as well. A tense child will more than likely not swim as well their counterpart who is relaxed and having fun. Swim Swam shares some parental tips for staying cool:
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Swimmers, Are You Incorporating Swim-Specific Strength Based Training?
Over the years, multiple studies reveal that proper strength and conditioning boosts the potential for increased performance in sports. Swimmers, you know strength based training is great for all athletes in every sport, but did you realize that there are techniques for swim-specific strength based training? Here are some of the the benefits of strength based training for swimmers that Swim Swam shared:
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Should Young Tennis Players Be Strength Training?
Scott Riewald, of Active kids, weighs in on strength training for youthful tennis players. Tennis games are faster and players are hitting the ball harder from everywhere on the court. Coaches, parents and players are adding strength and conditioning programming as part of their tennis training. However, there are a lot of questions about starting this kind of programming with young children and here are some of them:
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