http://jasonferruggia.com/the-unmaking-of-an-athlete-part-2/ The Leading Authority on Hardcore, Underground Strength and Fitness Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:22:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://jasonferruggia.com/the-unmaking-of-an-athlete-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3404 James Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:10 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1391#comment-3404 Great, great read. Thanks so much. Great, great read. Thanks so much.

]]> http://jasonferruggia.com/the-unmaking-of-an-athlete-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3341 Andy Campbell Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:42:51 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1391#comment-3341 Oh, and I almost forgot the most important thing - if either kid had a gift in a particular sport I would continue to encourage them to keep playing anything else that interests them, along with three days a week at Renegade. Oh, and I almost forgot the most important thing – if either kid had a gift in a particular sport I would continue to encourage them to keep playing anything else that interests them, along with three days a week at Renegade.

]]> http://jasonferruggia.com/the-unmaking-of-an-athlete-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3340 Andy Campbell Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:26:49 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1391#comment-3340 Jay - I love this post and thanks for repeating this series. It is timely advice, even now, five years later. My kids are 8 and 4. I see a lot of this already with some of their classmates - schedules that do more harm than good, specialization in a sport, playing one sport year-round. If you ask me this is all a recipe for burnout. Baseball was the first sport I played as a kid and it remains my favorite sport to watch but I played so long I became burned out by high school and disinterested. Basketball was the last major sport I started playing, much later than my peers and it became my obsession through high school and beyond. In between I tried wrestling and didn't like it (it was not like the WWF I adored), played Football for a few years, swung a tennis racket here and there and smacked some golf balls. And there was plenty of pickup games with friends - the sport changing daily. Thankfully my parents let me choose what to play and when. I got a taste of everything and had a lot of fun too. Hopefully I can provide that same atmosphere for my own kids - it doesn't matter what they play, just get out, be active and have some fun. If, at some point either one of them shows a gift in a particular sport I'll sign them up at Renegade to get stronger, faster and better - but I'll still press that they have fun. Jay – I love this post and thanks for repeating this series. It is timely advice, even now, five years later. My kids are 8 and 4. I see a lot of this already with some of their classmates – schedules that do more harm than good, specialization in a sport, playing one sport year-round. If you ask me this is all a recipe for burnout. Baseball was the first sport I played as a kid and it remains my favorite sport to watch but I played so long I became burned out by high school and disinterested. Basketball was the last major sport I started playing, much later than my peers and it became my obsession through high school and beyond. In between I tried wrestling and didn’t like it (it was not like the WWF I adored), played Football for a few years, swung a tennis racket here and there and smacked some golf balls. And there was plenty of pickup games with friends – the sport changing daily. Thankfully my parents let me choose what to play and when. I got a taste of everything and had a lot of fun too. Hopefully I can provide that same atmosphere for my own kids – it doesn’t matter what they play, just get out, be active and have some fun. If, at some point either one of them shows a gift in a particular sport I’ll sign them up at Renegade to get stronger, faster and better – but I’ll still press that they have fun.

]]> http://jasonferruggia.com/the-unmaking-of-an-athlete-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 Eskow Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:33:24 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1391#comment-3339 Great article bro! was it Paul or.....haha. We aaallll know that guy. Great article bro! was it Paul or…..haha. We aaallll know that guy.

]]> http://jasonferruggia.com/the-unmaking-of-an-athlete-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3338 burbankdc Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:30:17 +0000 http://jasonferruggia.com/?p=1391#comment-3338 Great article. I am giving a speech to some 5th grade boy scouts and I am going to tell them some of these points. Great article. I am giving a speech to some 5th grade boy scouts and I am going to tell them some of these points.

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