Providing all children the opportunity to grow physically and emotionally through the play-filled power of #youthsports Signature program of @241Sports 501c3

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Joined October 2022
We love #TedLasso and love that we have a chance to explain 2-4-1 CARE through his eyes! 241sports.com/2022/11/10/ted…
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In youth sports, Division is a Multiplier. Dividing kids into smaller groups multiplies the number of touches each one gets. Maybe not higher math, but it is better math. (5 games of 2 v 2 is WAY more productive than 1 game of 10 v 10).
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Lots of fun playing Halloween Zombie Tag as our warm up this morning before some small-sided flag football!
Ever hear “That’s the fun league” vs “That’s the competitive league”? Well-that’s a problem. That’s telling kids competing's no fun. Kids like keeping score, but they don’t like their parents talking about the score of Saturday’s game at Sunday night dinner.That’s what’s not fun.
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Great coaches understand the power of relationship and appreciate that kids learn from all we DO and SAY. But it is the “doing” that we must understand is as - if not more - important than the “saying”. Our actions in front of our players matters - so much. #rolemodels
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This is the exact focus we have during our school-based programs. Seamless integration of sport-based play and TOP Self #socialemotionallearning #sel
#WorldMentalHealthDay is a perfect time to remind coaches that mental skills are just that-SKILLS! Coaches that only focus on physical skills are likely doing more harm than good. Based on the @caselorg framework-we break out the skills developed below 241sports.com/2021/02/28/the…
Already had #freeplay Friday at our programs in Connecticut this morning, while day 2 of 2-4-1 Boise Fall Camp is about to begin! Play with sound and count along!
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If you're around sports long enough - youth through pro - watch the ones who play with joy. Those are the ones who have grown up playing more than one sport. They don't care what it is - they just love playing! They remind us that sports should be fun and are meant to be PLAYED!