Brett Kuehn — The Benefits of Playing Multiple Sports
VertiMax Vive
English - September 14, 2023 20:40 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsSports Health & Fitness Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.
Brett and Al discuss why it’s beneficial to get your child to participate in multiple different sports. Sometimes children need variety and to also explore what they do or don’t like. There’s so many great sports out there, so don’t limit them to just one thing.
Key Takeaways:
[1:10] What sports should kids play?
[3:05] Children can get burnt out playing only one sport.
[4:30] Playing multiple sports helps reduce injuries.
[6:15] When you play multiple sports, you also keep your options open.
[7:15] As you get older, around highschool, then it makes sense to focus on one sport.
[10:25] Sometimes your kid can be great at the technicalities of the sport, but not be very athletic.
[10:55] Sports don't have to be so competitive. It’s also about having fun and trying new things.
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Tweetables:
“Kids are built for variety. They need different things and different coaches."
"My kid ended up doing a sport that I had known nothing about. Give your kid a chance and try other sports."