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In this article, the authors focus on the elementary years and the importance of our children building competencies, exploring interests and making friends.

Studies show that children who play organized sports reap profound benefits. They get more exercise, they enjoy a healthier lifestyle, consuming more fruits and vegetables, and are less likely to smoke cigarettes, use drugs or engage in early sexual activity (for girls only, that is). It is crucial that, as partners, we ensure that our children enjoy physical activity, take pride in caring for their bodies, and desire to continue in an active lifestyle. As parents, our first priority is our children’s health; therefore, we need to invest time, energy and thought to help them adopt a lifestyle that will allow them to stay fit for life.

Organized competitive youth sports begin in earnest at ages 6-12. At this age, most of us who are currently parents were first introduced to sports through Little League baseball or girls’ softball, Pop Warner football, youth basketball, hockey, soccer or perhaps competitive swimming or tennis. The phenomenon of youth sports has exploded during our lifetime; almost nine out of ten children will play in an organized sports league before the age of 13.

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"I’ve been coaching for five years and the hands-on approach was a great tool to learn additional ways to teach lacrosse."

– Anonymous from Franklin, TN

The US Lacrosse National Convention returns to Baltimore, January 15-17, 2010 and will be back again in 2011. Billed as "the unofficial start to the lacrosse season", this event gathers the very best the sport has to offer, and provides the sport's largest educational opportunity, with over 5,000 coaches, officials, program administrators and vendors in attendance. Warrior and Brine are the sponsors of this year’s Live Field area and Lacrosse Unlimited will be sponsoring Men’s and Women’s Socials. Register now by clicking here!

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Your Body: Get on the Box
by Rashad Devoe

One of the most under-utilized tools for speed, conditioning and footwork is low box training. At Devoe Human Performance, we use low box training with all of our training programs.

Grab your child and take a look at this lacrosse drill together!

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