I
have been interviewing Doctors, certified athletic trainers, professional
athletes, amateur players, coaches, athletic directors, a professional sports
agent, and ex players. You can see all our interviews so far, and there
are many more to come, at frozenshorts.com. We would like to teach people about
the journey through youth sports, high school, and college, and its long term
ramifications on both children and adults in its current form.
Through my research in the areas of
science, psychology and the collection of data, I have found a disturbing trend
toward one sport year-round participation. Injuries, both physical and mental,
are appearing at an alarming rate to the children playing both one and multiple youth sports year round without
proper structured rest. More than 3.5 million children under the age of 14 went
to hospitals in 2012 with sports related injuries.
Proper and adequate rest is essential for long
term health. Of all ten-year old
children playing youth sports, 70% quit by the age of thirteen. Diabetes and obesity are on the rise, and I
believe they are connected to youth sports and the mantra of winning.
I'm a huge believer in choice, but to make a
good choice you have to have as many facts as possible.
We believe strongly that children
should be able to play youth sports for fun. They need balance in their lives
not specialization. They are not mini adults or micro professional athletes.
They are children and let’s embrace that natural organic fact and nourish, with
a holistic approach, for the children’s long term best interest.
The Frozen
Shorts Training method encompasses and embraces human nature and the
fundamental ,life skills needed for the children to become healthy,
contributing members of society when they reach adulthood. The basic needs of
safety, mental and physical health, a sense of community and responsibility, as
well as the balance needed to face adversity and feel comfortable taking risks,
is an essential part of our training methodology.
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