Strength exercises for children 3 years old. Training for children

Fitness classes should start from a very early age, because the physical and intellectual development of a child is closely related. Find out more about workouts for kids!

Fitness classes should start from a very early age, because the physical and intellectual development of a child is closely related. Fitness classes not only have a beneficial effect on health and form correct posture, but also contribute to the development of logical thinking and imagination of the baby.

Fitness programs for children

Children's fitness is activities that are aimed at healing and strengthening the child's body. In order for these activities to be beneficial and not harm the child, the training program should be selected in accordance with the age of the child.

The benefits of such physical activity are obvious: it strengthens the musculoskeletal system, muscles, including the heart, ligaments, immune and nervous systems. Thanks to fitness, the child will always remain in good shape, which means that sleep problems and the baby’s bad mood will become a thing of the past.

You can start classes at six months of age. To strengthen the muscles of newborns, doctors recommend massage and a specially designed set of exercises, which are performed with the help of parents. You can start classes with swimming, stretching, and games aimed at developing fine motor skills.

When the baby begins to walk, the program should include exercises to form a beautiful, correct gait in the child. Such activities are aimed at developing fine motor skills and mastering balance skills. They also form the correct arch of the foot and prevent the development of flat feet.

In two or three years, the programs are of a gaming nature. Sports games introduce the first strength elements into a fitness program for children, which help strengthen the child’s muscle corset and concentration. An example of such a program is “St. John's robe,” the essence of which is to imitate the movements and sounds of various animals.

For children who are starting to talk, you can choose logo aerobics. In these classes, games and sports exercises are combined with speech elements: sentences and simple, interesting rhymes. Thanks to this fitness, the baby simultaneously develops motor functions, correct speech and memory.

From three to four years of age, a child can be sent to exercise with fitball, which not only has a beneficial effect on the development of the musculoskeletal system, but will also bring a lot of pleasure to the child. Also at this age, a child can already do yoga. These activities will strengthen the baby physically, teach him to concentrate and have a positive effect on his discipline.

Starting from 5-6 years old, “adult” programs are provided for the child. Fitness for children includes martial arts, dancing, and aerobics classes.

Gym and children

Experts believe that children from 13-14 years old can exercise on exercise machines no more than 2-3 times a week. The training should last no more than an hour, however, if the child is also involved in another sport, then the training session should not exceed 45 minutes.

It should be borne in mind that fitness for children should not include exercises that put stress on the spine. Therefore, such exercises as sitting or standing bench press, squats with a barbell should be excluded from a teenager’s training; it is possible to perform these exercises while lying down. Basic exercises are useful for a growing body: pull-ups, push-ups. The training program should also include: running, walking. Experts advise teenagers to combine training on exercise machines with outdoor games: basketball, football, table tennis.

If a boy decides to study, it is necessary to ensure that he eats well. Every day he should receive 4-5 nutritious meals. Also try to choose the optimal vitamin and mineral complex for the young athlete.

A child’s desire to become strong and muscular can result in overtraining, so the instructor and parents should monitor the young athlete’s loads. If a child plays sports, this does not mean that he cannot go to the gym. You just need to make sure that there are no more than five workouts per week, and two workouts don’t fall on the same day.

The process of building muscle mass in a teenager is slower than in an adult athlete. This happens because a large number of incoming calories are spent on the development and growth of the body. The muscles will begin to appear no earlier than after a month of regular training. And in six months the boy will be able to demonstrate an athletic, pumped up body.

Fitness for children is currently being progressively developed on the basis of fitness centers, which makes it possible to instill the basics of a healthy lifestyle and a culture of physical development from childhood. Additional days of physical activity for children are very important, since physical education classes at school most often form a negative attitude towards sports in children and have little effect on their understanding of a healthy and active lifestyle. It is the parents who influence what the child will do outside of school hours.

Do children need strength training? Isn't this dangerous for a fragile child's body? Without a doubt, it is better for children not to lift heavy dumbbells, just as it is better not to reach for exercise equipment.

The child can perform simple exercises using his own weight. With careful adherence to safety precautions, your child will become stronger, improve his metabolism, learn to control his weight and grow healthy.

What are the benefits of strength training?

Such strength training for children develops endurance and agility, improves bone mineral density, helps regulate blood cholesterol levels and maintain normal body weight.

If your child is already involved in sports, additional children's strength exercises will help improve results. And so that they do not harm the growing body, it is necessary to follow safety precautions and organize classes correctly.

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Safe Strength Training for Children

Regardless of the baby’s age, it is important to remember that the child performs strength exercises correctly and maintains an adequate pace. The child must understand the order of performing the exercises, have sufficient physical training and carefully listen to the instructions of the trainer. Constantly monitor your son/daughter during classes. Don't overload your baby: 2-3 strength training sessions per week is enough. It's not so much the frequency that matters, but the regularity. Give examples of fairy-tale characters, movie and cartoon characters, who are characterized by strength and endurance. Transform yourself into Boniface the Lion, Batman or Superman while training. Watch your favorite films or cartoons with your child and create a workout for a real hero.

If a child attends a sports section, the introduction of strength training must be previously agreed upon with the coach. Consult with him about safety precautions, exercises and training regimen.

Approximate training plan for a child 6-9 years old:

1. Start with a short warm-up (5-10 minutes): brisk walking, jogging in place, or jumping rope.

2. To develop the main muscle groups, choose exercises with a gymnastic stick or ball. They are great for training your arms, shoulders, stomach, legs, chest, upper and lower back.

3. Exercises to maintain balance and develop range of motion. One exercise each for the main groups of joints of the arms, legs and spine.

4. Exercises using resistance and body weight. One exercise - 10-15 repetitions: squats, push-ups, pull-ups on the horizontal bar, lifting the legs and torso from a lying position.

5. A little rest and some simple stretching exercises.

Warm-up in kindergarten and physical education at school are, of course, good, but not enough to form a physically healthy child. Few teachers pay special attention to the development of a special program, trying to tailor the lesson to each student. As for sports sections, they are not suitable for everyone, since they have a narrow age range and target orientation, and accept children of the appropriate level of physical fitness.

The best option is children's fitness, the features and advantages of which we will talk about in this article.

Children's fitness is complex sports classes that include aerobics, yoga, martial arts, choreography, swimming, posture exercises, with a jump rope, as well as elements of gymnastics. This is the result of a mix aimed at overall development. The number of group members ranges from 10 to 15 people. Such fullness is optimal and allows the child not only to develop flexibility, dexterity, and strengthen the body, but also to receive a charge of positive emotions while interacting with other children.

Groups are formed according to age and physical abilities. There is the following division by age categories:

from 3 years to 6 years;
from 7 to 11 years old;
from 12 to 16 years old.

The duration of classes for children of the first category is set within 20-30 minutes, 2 times a week. Children in the middle category can already visit the fitness club 3 times with a “lesson” duration of 30 minutes. The older group is allowed to attend classes 3 times a week, exercise for 40 minutes a day and include exercise equipment in their training.

Why fitness is for children

Children really need fitness for several reasons:

No need to win. Everyone is treated equally and rewarded equally. Winning is not valued as much as participation.
Game form of classes. The training program is structured in such a way that children want to return to the walls of the fitness club, do the exercises and get exceptional pleasure from it.
The ability to choose. The character of each child is individual. Some people won't like dancing, others won't like repetition exercises. Therefore, sports institutions give the child the opportunity to choose the direction and type of activities that will make up his program, after first allowing him to familiarize himself with each of the options.
Safety. The likelihood of injury during training is reduced to zero. The instructor constantly monitors the children, and the exercises are selected especially carefully.
Availability. The doors of a fitness club or dance school, which also conduct children's fitness classes, are open to all children over 3 years old. And the level of physical fitness does not play a role here, since fitness is designed to strengthen the kids.

A little about training

All sports organizations that provide children's fitness services provide visitors with the necessary equipment. In the first days, the instructor conducts familiarization and full instructions.

For schoolchildren, that is, children from 6 years old, new opportunities are opening up. Their training program includes new equipment - children's exercise equipment. At this age, the child is predisposed to develop flexibility, endurance, speed, strength and coordination. Therefore, special simulators will be most appropriate here. Training to work with them is mandatory.

All classes begin with a warm-up. At this stage, children are taught to walk in place, run, and squat. Next, variety is added to the training with dance exercises. They are needed to develop rhythm and ear for music in children. The main block focuses on strengthening the muscles of the legs, back, abs and arms.

Restrictions? Unfortunately…

Although children's fitness is designed to strengthen the child's body, the presence of certain pathologies requires approval to attend training sessions from a health professional. So, in the case of chronic diseases, before starting classes, it is necessary to consult with your doctor and trainer, develop and agree on a training program that will not worsen the situation, but will promote recovery. For example, asthma requires restrictions on aerobic exercise. Problems with the spine will worsen if you overload the child with strength exercises, but swimming and aerobics will improve his condition.

Children's fitness is a necessary thing in children's lives. Another thing is that not all families can afford to take their child to a fitness club. In this case, it would be advisable to practice at home.

To do this, just consult with a pediatrician and find video tutorials on performing a number of exercises for children with recommendations from trainers. The Internet is filled with educational reviews on the topic of children's fitness, so providing yourself with information will not be difficult.

The benefits of children's fitness

The decision to include children's fitness in a child's life will have extremely positive consequences. So, as a result of training:

children become more perseverant during lessons at school, because all their accumulated energy is completely released during training;
develops attentiveness and coordination;
confidence in yourself and your abilities appears;
the muscle corset is strengthened, flexibility and mobility develop, which helps to avoid scoliosis and other problems with the musculoskeletal system;
strong immunity and healthy sleep are guaranteed.

And this is only part of the positive factors. The benefits of fitness for a child are difficult to overestimate. Therefore, feel free to put your child in the hands of an experienced trainer and rejoice in his success!

Readers are invited to the author's material of the famous karateka Alexandra Nechai (Kishkina) - Master of Sports of Russia, Master of Sports of international class, World Champion in Wado-kai and multiple medalist of Russian and international competitions.

Now Alexandra is a successful trainer, and in this material she shares her knowledge and experience on how to properly organize training for children 5-6 years old.

Today it is obvious that many sports have become significantly younger. And karate-do, in line with this trend, is no exception: if 15 years ago 8-year-old karatekas could not be found in every section, today you can also see a 6-year-old fighter on the tatami. The process is predictable, expected and has completely natural objective reasons. First of all, this is the increasingly widespread desire for a healthy lifestyle. In addition, the extremely high level of childhood morbidity and the widespread computerization of the younger generation makes parents think about strengthening the physical health of their children, which in itself is impossible without adequate physical activity. The number of children with hyperactivity disorder is also growing exponentially. Many parents are ready to send their three-year-old child to the sports section. All these circumstances have led to an influx of preschool children into sports sections.

In my opinion, this is a positive trend: the coach gets the opportunity to have a wider choice of talented children, and the task of raising a healthy generation becomes more realistic. At the same time, a coach working with preschoolers faces an extremely difficult task: to learn how to work with young children, to be able to instill in them a love of sports and self-improvement, to be able to support it for many years and to raise adult athletes from “yellow mouths.”

Many trainers have difficulties working with children. The main ones are disobedience and, as a consequence, a low level of mastery of martial art skills. Usually, at the initial training stage, such an age group resembles a visual model of Brownian motion. Doing a simple exercise with the whole group at the same time sometimes seems impossible, not counting endlessly aching heads, stomachs, and just a bad mood, because “I won’t succeed” or “yesterday I broke a plate in kindergarten and the teacher scolded me.” Often, a well-functioning system of working with older students practically does not work here. Thus, there is an urgent need to correct the seemingly already established training system, to develop new forms and methods adapted to work with preschoolers. In the very first weeks of working with children 5-6 years old, it becomes obvious that this is a different, alien civilization, and in order to be able to train it, you need to learn to understand it.

Physical education is based on the main principle: physical activity should bring joy. And this is especially important in tender childhood. Therefore, its nature and volume must correspond to the age-related psychological and physiological characteristics of children, as well as the characteristics of modern upbringing.

Why, strictly speaking, are we talking specifically about five or six year olds, but what about younger children?

Recruiting children under 5 years old (especially in “mixed” groups of different ages) by and large does not make sense. Sufficient physical activity for three to four year olds is simple and uncomplicated. Younger preschoolers, both physically and psychologically, are not ready for special activities. At this age, children are just beginning to perceive themselves as a separate person, and not as a construct of “me and mom,” they learn to recognize their own and others’ boundaries, communicate with peers and adults, and understand their emotions and the emotions of other people. At this age, a reaction of denial of everything and everyone often occurs. In this case, a negative reaction follows not to the action as such, but to the very fact of the adult’s demand or request. Physical abilities are also not great yet: many children are just learning to jump, play with a ball, stand on one leg, do not distinguish between right and left, and cannot concentrate on the task at hand for more than 5 minutes. For proper physical development at this age, a home physical education corner and a fun, active pastime are enough.

Children of five or six years of age are quite adequately capable of mastering not only general physical training exercises, but also successfully learning special karate techniques. That is why it is worth considering 5-6 years as the first age level for starting karate training.

First of all, a coach, when starting to work with young children, must stock up on great patience, be prepared for many surprises and for constant contact with parents.

But let's look at everything in order...

Sports selection

Karate-do is one of those lucky sports for which there are practically no special selection criteria. However, when accepting young students into the section, you should pay attention to some points.

The first thing the coach must do is send new students to the clinic for a health certificate. Do not underestimate the importance of this seemingly prosaic formality. As my experience shows, some parents do not even realize that their own children have pathologies, primarily of the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. Some of them turn out to be direct contraindications to martial arts, some are not a contraindication, but require correction, as well as individual dosing of the training load. I think it is obvious that further systematic monitoring of the health status of pupils is necessary. Sports medicine recommends undergoing medical examination 2 times a year.

During classes, individual characteristics of children may be revealed that are not a medical contraindication, but require special attention: hyperactivity syndrome, delayed physical and mental development, etc. In this case, close communication with the baby’s parents is especially important. Often, parents of children with special needs are not ready to admit this to the coach. However, a joint decision must be made here. Most parents of hyperactive children bring them to the sports section so that the child can finally “run out”. However, with some types of hyperactivity, classes in the karate section aggravate the already difficult condition of the child. Typically, such children are not able to engage in ordered activities for more than 3-5 minutes, and the fatigue of doing exercises begins to actively distract the rest of the group members. At the same time, any attempts by the trainer to stop the child’s chaotic behavior leads to its intensification and outbursts of aggression. This feature of the baby’s psyche requires individual special correctional work, one of the most important conditions of which is strict adherence to the daily routine and specific dosing of physical and mental stress. The coach is not able to provide such correctional work in a group training environment.

As for mental development delays, if the child’s behavior does not pose a threat to his own life and the lives of other students, he can engage in karate, but the main task in this case will be socialization rather than achieving high sports results.

Physical development

5-6 years is the age of active development of the child’s physical and cognitive abilities. Children begin to realize the breadth of their own physical capabilities, strive to develop dexterity, flexibility, speed, strength, endurance, tolerate stress well, and recover quickly. At this age, coordination of movements significantly improves; children are able to quickly absorb the essence and features of the exercises they are learning and independently reproduce the ideal image of movement. By the age of 6, children are able to master fairly complex specialized movements: kihon and kata techniques, the basics of kumite elements.

So, let’s define the basic principles of the training process for children 5-6 years old, taking into account the characteristics of physical development:

The main principle: medium-sized loads provide a greater increase in fitness. For children, the load should not be associated with high or very high stress;
The main task of physical training for children aged 5-6 years is to maximize the range of mastered simple exercises and prepare them for mastering new technically complex exercises. Based on this, it is useful to use the division of complex technical movements into simple leading exercises (for example, preparation for correct movement in the zenkutsu-dachi stance can be turned into a set of leading exercises: a) forward lunges, b) “skier” exercise (we imitate skiing, but at the same time, the distance between the legs is equal to the width of the shoulders), c) walking with half-bent knees, d) jumping forward with changing legs along previously laid out markers (markers are laid out in a zigzag manner), etc.;
Overcoming extreme or close-to-maximum resistance is contraindicated (for example, lifting heavy weights or performing weight-bearing exercises);
When choosing the sequence of exercises, it is preferable to perform speed-oriented exercises and “boring” exercises that require concentration after warming up, and move strength-oriented exercises to the second half of the workout. Training should not be exclusively narrowly focused. At this age, motor skills should be developed in many ways, which is necessary for the further harmonious physical development of the little athlete;
Warm-up jogging should not exceed 5-7 minutes;
Performing basic exercises must be interspersed with rest breaks. Simple breathing exercises and finger dexterity games work well here;
The training plan must include game elements: relay races, various sports games. Be sure to let them play at the end of the workout;
Strength and endurance training at this age should be multidirectional and varied. There is no need to limit yourself, for example, to just running to develop endurance;
We make sure to monitor the functional state of young athletes. The simplest, and most importantly accessible way is to control the heart rate (HR), or, more simply, to measure the pulse. Because children cannot correctly calculate their own pulse; at each training session we select 2-3 children whose pulse we will measure 2-3 times during the training session. The measurement is carried out for 10 seconds immediately after the load and 2-3 minutes after the load. We compare the number of beats with the scale of power zones according to heart rate (I zone: 20-24 beats/10 sec, II zone: 25-26 beats/10 sec, III zone: 27-28 beats/10 sec, IV zone: 29 and above beats /10 sec). Zones I and II correspond to the optimal comfortable load for the heart. Zone III is characterized by maximum development of the respiratory system, and the level of maximum oxygen consumption by the lungs increases. Achieving zone IV is a negative indicator, indicating an excessive load for a given student. When measuring the pulse 2-3 minutes after exercise, ideally the heart rate should decrease to the level of zone I. This indicates a normal recovery process.

We evaluate the heart rate immediately after the load: if it systematically falls into zone IV, then it is necessary to reduce the load for individual guys or for the group as a whole; getting into zones II and III is the norm and indicates the effective development of fitness; Heart rate corresponding to zone I is typical for a cardiovascular system with high endurance; Heart rate below 20 beats/10 sec is a reason to be wary. This may be evidence of heart rhythm disturbances and the development of bradycardia. Such a pupil must be sent for additional examination to a cardiologist.

Many coaches have probably encountered headaches that children experience during training. The main reason for this phenomenon is carbohydrate deficiency. Often accompanying phenomena are dark circles under the eyes and a pale nasolabial triangle. Most often it occurs when the child comes to training hungry. In this case, you need to treat the sufferer with candy or a piece of chocolate and give the opportunity to rest until the headache stops hurting. Advice to parents: provide a light carbohydrate snack (bread, sandwiches) at least 40 minutes before training. Of course, we inform our parents about every headache attack.

Breathing is also an indicator of physical condition: breathing through the mouth while performing exercises indicates that the load power has been exceeded.

Taking into account the physical characteristics of development is certainly an important point, however, it is not possible to correctly construct the training process without understanding the psychological characteristics of 5-6 year old children.

Psychological characteristics

Children at this age have good learning ability. This is a consequence of improved memory stability and attention. The latter becomes more arbitrary, i.e. the child can activate it, direct it and maintain it through the effort of his own will. Children 5-6 years old are able to act on the instructions of an adult, are ready to accept a simple system of rules, and can also do a not very attractive, but necessary task for 20-25 minutes. They are extremely inquisitive, ask a lot of questions, and try to find answers to them themselves, reason, draw conclusions, strive to be independent in everything, and can foresee the near and long-term consequences of their own actions. There is a very great desire to show yourself to the world, and at the same time test its strength and find out “how it all works around you.” At this age, mechanisms of self-regulation begin to form, children’s awareness of general rules of behavior and the obligation to comply with them. However, it should be understood that at this age the processes of excitation still prevail over the processes of inhibition and the child has not yet fully mastered the means of self-control. Therefore, the guys are quite easily distracted - as soon as the coach, for example, leaves the gym for a few seconds or goes deeper into working with one of the students. Tired of acting according to instructions, they begin to chat or do whatever they want at the moment. Children still find it difficult to focus on what seems uninteresting to them.

The most important features of the psyche of children 5-6 years old, which the coach must take into account and in accordance with which to build the training and educational process, are the following:

The main way of cognition and leading activity at this age is role-playing play. At the same time, there is a gradual transition to games by the rules;
The leading need is the need for communication and creative activity;
Lack of abstract thinking. At this age, visual-figurative thinking actively begins to form (it involves visually representing a situation and operating with images of its constituent objects without performing real practical actions with them). However, many children continue to resort to visual-effective thinking (solving problems through practical activities, the need for a clear example) when it is difficult for them to understand the task assigned to them.

Physical activity should be a joy. This is a very important point, because... young children are not able to understand why they should do something, overcoming themselves. Don't limit yourself in creativity, try to diversify your workout with fun exercises. For routine exercises, such as learning a special karate technique (that is, exercises that require high concentration and discipline), devote 20-25 minutes;
Because At this age, play is the leading activity, so playing out exercises is a very effective technique. For example, when pumping up the press by lifting the legs while lying on the floor, I invite the guys to imagine themselves as ninjas, whose main advantage is the noiselessness and surprise of the attack. And therefore, like real ninjas, they must silently lower their feet to the floor, otherwise they might notice us. By lowering our feet to the floor, we turn into a cake for a few seconds and relax our tummies. And then we certainly become ninjas again. Sounds crazy, but it works!
Because The leading need is the desire for creative activity; it’s very cool to come up with games together with the guys that are used in the training process. In this case, they not only feel a sense of belonging, but also jealously monitor each other in terms of compliance with the rules;
At this age there is never too much praise. Praise your students for every exercise performed correctly. For them, your approval is an impetus for further progress. For little pupils, progress for the sake of progress is important; they are still just learning to predict great goals and deal with difficulties on the way to achieving them;
At the end of the training, it is useful to evaluate the performance of each student. At the same time, it is worth encouraging the guys to self-assess: “Why do you think you got a B with a big minus today?”;
Never promise what you won't deliver and always deliver what you promise. The coach, of course, is an authority for the students and he has to earn respect and strengthen it every day. Speculating on actions that you will not carry out (for example, promising to kick you out of training for bad behavior) devalues the meaning of the coach's word. Failure to keep promises leads to the same result;
The lack of abstract thinking in children of this age gives rise to one very important feature: in order to understand what the coach wants from the student, the latter needs a clear example. When giving a command to perform any blow, be sure to show it. Some guys may not do the exercise not out of harm, but because they do not understand what is wanted from them. In this case, it is necessary to make the movement together with the child, and sometimes by controlling his legs and arms;
The leading need is the need for communication. This is where the talkativeness of children of this age grows. There are some comrades who can simply be called pathological talkers. However, if girls are genetically inherent in multitasking, and they can do two things at once, then boys can either exercise intently or chat equally intently. Here you need to be patient. If the group begins to look more like a hive, we change the type of activity or move on to a 3-5 minute rest. Because Often, children understand vacation as an opportunity to “stand on their ears.” Tell the kids stories and legends during this time, introducing them to the culture and worldview of the country that was the founder of martial arts (in our case, Japan), show videos of performances by great masters;
Children aged 5-6 years have such a great desire to show off their abilities that sometimes they are not able to restrain themselves, while a necessary condition is the presence of a witness to their self-expression. So the situation is when the whole group is shouting: “Look, am I doing the right thing?” - This is fine. Evaluate the actions of students asking for your attention. Often guys want to show what they were taught outside the section. Take a few minutes at the end of practice to showcase their personal accomplishments. This will avoid chaos during training and satisfy your students' thirst for self-expression. In addition, do not forget that in the process of gaining your attention, guys may demonstrate bad behavior. This often happens when a child is used to getting attention to himself in this way. Children of this age believe that “negative” attention is better than no attention;
A feature of the psyche at this age is its instability. For example, a six-year-old boy may burst into tears, missing his mother, etc., etc. Be patient and understand the situation. Any atypical behavior has its own, sometimes completely unexpected, reason. Many of these situations are easily solvable, however, often the child is in no hurry to make contact. Here it is necessary to show the utmost delicacy. The main thing is to act calmly, without pressure and make it clear that you are not blaming the child for anything. Sometimes you need to talk to your parents. An example from practice: a boy who came to study in the middle of the school year sat in the corner for most of the training for a month without explanation, sometimes moaning that he would not succeed. At the same time, according to my mother, I always went to training with readiness. As a result, it turned out that this was a reaction to the new team and the success of his teammates. A month later the child was unrecognizable. From a whining piece of grief, he almost overnight turned into a cheerful, disciplined, successfully training person.

Working with young children requires endless patience, creativity and constant work on oneself. Each of us wants to teach children karate techniques and pass on our skills, but at the same time it is necessary to show restraint and devote a lot of time to instilling discipline and psychological adaptation of the children. First of all, instill in them a love of sports, teach them to work and achieve results, show mutual assistance, be responsive to teammates, rejoice in victories and experience failures. To be a mother, a father, and a grandmother for them, as the well-known cartoon character Zinzil said. Of course, raising a child to be an athlete and a person with a capital “P” is not easy, painstaking work, but isn’t this where true coaching happiness lies?

Dear colleagues, I wish you all good luck and I will be glad if this article is useful to you!