Movin’ to the Beat – The Key to Smooth Moves

Movin’ to the Beat – The Key to Smooth Moves

By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Kids can often seem clumsy. It’s not so much that they are truly uncoordinated and clumsy, it’s often the case that they simply haven’t fully developed the neural circuits, synaptic connections, nerve insulation (myelination) and sensory...
Bi-planes – A Novel Way to Develop “Team Speed”

Bi-planes – A Novel Way to Develop “Team Speed”

By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS As I spoke about in my last post, Airplanes – The Ticket to Agility and Coordination, speed in life and in sports is more than just being the first to sprint across the finish line. There are always obstacles to contend with. Games...
Airplanes – The Ticket to Agility and Coordination

Airplanes – The Ticket to Agility and Coordination

By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Speed is more than just getting from point A to point B really, really fast. In life, and in sports, there are usually obstacles, various surfaces to contend with, hills and valleys and of, course, someone might be trying to take you down!...
Getting Kids to Work Together- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!

Getting Kids to Work Together- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!

By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS  Playing on a team is not just about each person doing their job right, it’s also about that unspoken team chemistry that makes a good team great! A novel way to foster this chemistry is with cooperative games. The travel circle is a fun way...