One of the problems that I see when watching youth sports is that many of the athletes have poor fundamentals. The major thing that many of them lack is the ability to run effectively and efficiently. Obviously Strength and Conditioning Coaches notice things like this. What gets me is, why doesn’t anyone else notice it? Don’t the sport coaches see it? What about the parents that sit at every practice and game? It may take an expert to fix the problems, but it doesn’t take one to recognize that there is a problem. When I watch young athletes run, I see arms flying in all directions, bodies out of control, etc. Nobody notices this? Even if the coach can’t fix it, he should realize that there is a problem and refer the kid to someone who can. Or he can ignore it and let the kid continue to use poor movement patterns. This leads to inferior performance and injury issues. So why doesn’t someone do something? I guess it would make too much sense.
Mark
