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Planning your Thanksgiving menu? Here are some tips from Athletic Muscle Building on staying healthy during the feast.

If you play on or coach a team that drives out of town for games, chances are you have experienced what I like to call “Road Trip Fatigue”.

Parents and teachers should be very aware of how important regular exercise is for a child’s physical development. We’ve previously discussed some of the benefits of getting your child involved in youth sports. For many though, it can be quite a surprise to learn how useful exercise, especially team games, can be at helping a child to develop social skills. …

In addition to helping develop your child’s skills and understanding of the game, soccer camps are extremely valuable for young players to develop socially.

Coaches should always have a preseason meeting with players, assistants, and parents present. A team’s preseason meeting is important for all involved.

As a coach, I have personally seen situations where  parents are undermining and down right hostile toward good coaches. This is not to say this is always the case, and indeed, I’ve seen situations where parents are too supportive of bad coaches. Has the problem of bad parents driving good coaches away become an epidemic?

Anemia is a blood disorder most often caused by lack of iron in the blood. Anemia due to iron deficiency is more common in women. In fact, if you’ve coached girls or women in the United States, you’ve probably coached someone with anemia as rates in women are as high as 12%.

Encourage a Healthy Lifestyle Making exercise a part of your child’s life teaches your child the importance of fitness.

Coaches: here is a good piece of information to keep handy to remind parents (and in some cases ourselves).