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Being a physical-educator by profession, I am more sensitive than most to the health benefits that organized sports provide--when they are conducted the right way. But there are plenty of youth-sports coaches who arrive at fields and courts unprepared to conduct beneficial practices. And players suffer as a result.
One of the basics of coaching kids is keeping everyone engaged--not forcing players to stand in lines like statues, waiting endlessly for a few coveted seconds of action fielding a ground ball or lofting a jump shot.
Sobering Study
Researchers from San Diego State University monitored 200 children ages 7 to 14 from more than 25 teams in the San Diego area during soccer, baseball and softball practices.
