Just as one cannot expect to enter a large building without the building having a solid foundation, an athlete cannot expect to play at a high level with advanced skills without having a solid foundation of the fundamental skills.

A weak foundation cannot produce strong results; whether it is weak and undeveloped fundamental skills in a sport, or a weak level of physical fitness. When a solid foundation is built and maintained, then strong results can follow. A solid foundation precedes great results.

Teach your child how to climb mountains and overcome obstacles. In the future when you are not around, there will always be mountains to climb and obstacles to overcome. Train your child how to be an independent, responsible and resilient adult in the future. There is a difference between “helping” your child and “enabling” your child.

There is a big difference between a standard sports program and a superior sports program. A superior program has a superior planning system, well thought out practice plans based on a sound philosophy, and has the ability to understand individual differences, and can personally connect well with individual athletes as well as with the group in a way that can bring out the best in both the individuals, and the team or group. Furthermore, superior sports programs continually reinforce the basic skills at practice sessions, and builds on the basic skills and progresses into more advanced skills and drills over time. These programs also emphasize the fundamental skills and the development of skills with children that are first starting out in a sport, instead of focusing on tactics, strategies and plays at games.