People are asking if this kind of information is useful at all, because it does seem to be stating the obvious. However, as a coach, I’ve found that a lot of ki

People are asking if this kind of information is useful at all, because it does seem to be stating the obvious. However, as a coach, I’ve found that a lot of kids don’t move well. Probably a third to half of twelve year olds have very easily correctable errors in “obvious” movement patterns. But you have to know what to look for and you have to know the right movement. Even adults make movements that are “wrong” and can be corrected with just a little coaching. I’ve also seen videos (that were very useful) on how to teach young people how to run, or how to go from stop to sprint. This is one of those things where having the mechanics broken down to small steps is very helpful for an amateur coach so that we can help children improve their movements. With that said it’s also hard for an amateur to be able to distinguish between good advice and bad.