From the International Judo Federation Website www.ijf.org By Jakhongir Toshpulatov on 10. Apr 2020 Great 8! It is an interesting name for a contest: 8 great values of judo. Now is a good time … [Read more...]
Change It Up – Playing Different Sports is Better for Our Kids
THE WORD IS OUT - MULTI-SPORT IS BEST When kids specialize early in one sport they miss out on important skills and many get injured, burnout, or quit. That’s why top athletes and sports experts say … [Read more...]
What is Physical Literacy?
Physical literacy is when kids have developed the skills, confidence, and love of movement to be physically active for life. Judo is a great activity for kids to develop Physical Literacy and it's … [Read more...]
Great Website for Parents
Looking for more information about judo, sport &/or physical activity and why it's so important for our kids? Here are a bunch of great websites: Active for Life Sport for Life Judo Canada - … [Read more...]
7 Things Parents Can Do at the End of a Sports Season
"The conclusion of a sports season can be a time of excitement, relief, and suffering for parents of athletes. The excitement comes when your young athletes have just concluded a season that exceeded … [Read more...]
How physical activity affects a child’s academics
Check out this great blog post by Allana LeBlanc on the Canadian Education Association (CEA) website about the benefits of physical activity. "The likelihood of improving academic achievement by … [Read more...]
Did you know?
Judo is practiced by more than 100 million people in more than 200 countries worldwide. It’s popularity stems from the fact it: Can be enjoyed by males and females Develops athletic skills and … [Read more...]
When LTAD Babies Grow Up
The Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) framework celebrated its 10-year anniversary this year. During the past decade, all 56 national sport organizations (NSOs) in Canada have adopted and … [Read more...]
Keep Your Kids Healthy by Having Fun!
Kids who have fun playing a sport are more likely to stay active and healthy for their entire lifetime. They also have a better chance of becoming a top athlete. So make it fun, and make it … [Read more...]
Your Kids Know Their ABC’s and 123’s But Do They Have the Building Blocks of Physical Activity?
We teach our children the alphabet before we teach them to read and we teach them numbers before we expect them to learn algebra but are we teaching our kids the building blocks of physical activity … [Read more...]
