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US Lacrosse magazine shares that, "One of the core values of the Lacrosse Athlete Development Model (LADM) is learning the basic building blocks of athleticism. Like the old adage goes, you have to walk before you can run."  "60 Ways to Play", is a free downloadable resource published by US Lacrosse, featuring games that do not require equipment and works on physical literarcy.  Do you remember the mirroring game played in youth?-two people across from each other and one imitating the moves of the other but as a mirror image.  This is one of the games included in the resource.  Here's how to play it:

A Hockey World shares that, "Nutrition plays a large part of the team’s training, said Dave Hamilton, lead strength and conditioning coach. “We spend a lot of time training, but if you look at five meals a day,” he said. “I just think, proportionately, it’s a real big part of how well your body’s going to adapt.”

Many sports offer multiple types of fields to play on. Tennis has clay courts, hard courts, and grass courts. Soccer can be played on a field or indoors.

Olympic.org shares a tribute to China's 17-year-old Shan Lin who won 3 gold medals in the diving competitions at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.  Shan Lin revealed. “I’m scared of heights. I just jump and don’t think about it.”  Her fear did not stop her from winning the gold for women’s 3m springboard and 10m platform.

What is FINA?  Fédération internationale de natation (FINA) is the international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in water sports.  It was founded in 1908 during the London Olympic Games by eight federations from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary and Sweden.

There's a lot of varying advice out there about blanketing your horse, how to blanket, when to blanket and even not to blanket.  So here are a couple of sites for horse lovers that you can refer to and help you to figure out what the best fit for your unique horse is. Equisearch - For People Who Love Horses shares some guidelines to consider:

Considering trying something fun and different?  If you're thinking about horseback trail riding, here are some of the pointers that Greatist.com shares for you to think about before you get in the saddle:

Kids, and let's face it, everyone benefits with daily exercise but the winter months can be trickier.   Consider this indoor option and all you need is a safe small space, a spot in the basement will do, and the most important component is to practice with regularity.  Use a lower bounce ball to prevent breakage.  SoccerWire.com shares some indoor training drills for soccer players:

Soccer America, shares some interesting data on sleeping and sleep patterns.  After all, sleep has an affect on athletic performance.  Based on data they shared from a 2015 study using athletes’ natural internal clocks, they came up with these classificiations:

There are no tested and proven magical guidelines to raise the wisest of children.  There is a lot of advice out there and Janis Meredith from Raising Champion Families shares some tips on how to raise confident children so that they will hopefully make smart life choices.  Here are some things that she suggests: