8 Ways to Crawl for Core Strength, Coordination, and Fun

8 Ways to Crawl for Core Strength, Coordination, and Fun

by | Jun 5, 2017 | Coaching & Teaching, Indoor Activities, Large Space Activities, Outdoor Activities, Perceptual Motor Skills, Play & Development, Proprioceptive Awareness, Vestibular Awareness

By Brett Klika, CSCS Crawling- it’s not just for baby’s anymore! One of the most rudimentary human movement patterns just happens to be one of the most effective exercises in helping kids (and adults) improve core strength and stability, coordination, and a whole host...
Gear Runs – Slow is the New Fast!

Gear Runs – Slow is the New Fast!

by | May 22, 2017 | Coaching & Teaching, Large Space Activities, Outdoor Activities, Perceptual Motor Skills, Play & Development, Proprioceptive Awareness, Temporal Awareness

By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Have you ever noticed that kids always seem to be running? I have spent more time yelling “walk! Don’t run!” with my own kids than almost anything else. Well, the issue is that most kids have only two gears – all the way or none of the way!...
Bi-planes – A Novel Way to Develop “Team Speed”

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

by | May 15, 2017 | Coaching & Teaching, Indoor Activities, Large Space Activities, Outdoor Activities, Perceptual Motor Skills, Play & Development, Proprioceptive Awareness, Spatial Awareness, Tactile Awareness, Visual Awareness

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...
Why Do Some Kids Struggle with Contact Sports?

Why Do Some Kids Struggle with Contact Sports?

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Coaching & Teaching, Perceptual Motor Skills, Play & Development, Proprioceptive Awareness, Tactile Awareness, Vestibular Awareness, Visual Awareness

Back by popular demand, our friends at The Inspired Treehouse www.theinspiredtreehouse.com are sharing some more awesome information with you today! We asked Lauren and Claire, pediatric occupational therapists and founders of The Inspired Treehouse to shed some light...
My Child Never Learned to Crawl

My Child Never Learned to Crawl

by | Mar 6, 2017 | Body Awareness, Coaching & Teaching, Indoor Activities, Movement Break Activities, Perceptual Motor Skills, Play & Development, Proprioceptive Awareness, Small Space Activities, Tactile Awareness, Vestibular Awareness, Visual Awareness

Today we wanted to share a guest blog post by our friends at The Inspired Treehouse. Lauren and Claire are pediatric physical and occupational therapists and the co-founders of The Inspired Treehouse where they share information, tips, activities, and strategies to...