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What can the pro-life community learn from the game of football in order to compete more effectively against the abortion industry?   That may hit you as a strange question, but it’s college football bowl season right now and that question came to me last night as I was watching two teams play in one of the bowl games. As I watched the game unfold, I was extremely impressed by how well the players and coaches on both teams executed their game plans.   It was all the more impressive because if you know how football is played, it is a very complex sport requiring a team to have an incredible focus on details to execute well enough to outscore one’s opponent.   How is this relevant to the competition between team pro-life and team pro-abortion? Click on my article below to check out my thoughts on this, and let me know what you think in the comments section below. https://lnkd.in/gpaUV6iS

The simple details in football are quite significant but with the advent of social media, armchair critics and impatient football industry, young footballers are made to believe they have to skip the basics and go straight to being exceptional like Ronaldo and messi right from a very young age. Young footballers start their development by playing 5 aside, then 7 aside, then 9 aside till they transcend to 11 aside games. This shows that they play different types of football during different ages before they mature. It is therefore very important to allow young footballers to grow and develop at their individual stages. The developmental stages of children into adulthood can be very fascinating yet mysterious as each child picks up different traits at different stages. Individual differences in Psychology are paramount to how humans grow and create a pathway to their living experiences within the environment. All stakeholders in football must learn to give young footballers the opportunity to develop and not interfere to fast track their development physically while their brains 🧠 are being developed within the environment they live in. #Utmosttviews #Football #Psychology #Sports #UtmosttSports. #Youngfootballers

How often do you focus on your fundamentals? There are so many places where we rely on muscle memory, or mental memory, instead of pausing to think about the habit we have formed and shortcuts that are part of that habit. As we wrap up the NCAA basketball season and all the games that... Read the Blog https://buff.ly/3Ugoasv

🏀 Discover how Bronny James, son of NBA legend LeBron James, made his way to the NBA with unwavering parental support. Learn how parental involvement can shape a young athlete's career and how It’s GameTime can help manage and enhance their sports experience. 🌟 #BronnyJames #LeBronJames #SportsParenting #YouthSports #ItsGameTime #NBA #AthleteDevelopment #SportsManagement

How often do you focus on your fundamentals? There are so many places where we rely on muscle memory, or mental memory, instead of pausing to think about the habit we have formed and shortcuts that are part of that habit. As we wrap up the NCAA basketball season and all the games that... Read the Blog https://buff.ly/3Ugoasv

I agree with Dr. Christopher Nowinski, PhD, that we need to protect our young athletes with: no heading in soccer, no checking in ice hockey, and no tackling in football until age 14. Young brains are far too vulnerable. Sports have so much to offer young athletes. We just need to make sports safer for our kids. https://lnkd.in/eWENPMCn #concussions #concussionawareness #tbi #youthsport

Great feature on Onrise's Brad Ring, SVP of Sales, published on the USL Network last week! Congrats, Brad! With his professional soccer experience and as founding member of the USL Players Association, Brad understands the demands on athletes, the stigmas that deter athletes from seeking help, and how best to provide mental health care that elite athletes will want to utilize. If your sports organization needs help thinking through mental health care challenges, Brad can help. #athletementalhealth #everymonthisMHAM

This…. “It's not the basketball. It's the people I get to spend it with." Clark spoke so poignantly about the value of her teammates and relationships as what she valued most, saying "championships are great...but you want to have really good relationships with people at the end of the day." Caitlin Clark’s words truly resonate with the essence of sports and life. It’s inspiring to see how she values relationships and the human connections formed through sports. Our Athletes Better Together initiative aligns perfectly with this philosophy. Our programs focus on mentoring and supporting athletes’ mental health and well-being, emphasizing the importance of relationships and community. We are Better Together https://lnkd.in/e9RHJ3Tj #mentalhealthishealth #mentalhealthmatters #support #growth #development #perform #identity #process #game #rolemodel #winning #relationships #friendships #trust #mentors #balance #athletesbettertogether

It’s inspiring when public figures like professional basketball player Kevin Love share their #MentalHealth experiences. It opens deeper conversations and invites people to seek treatment. Read more about celebrity impact: https://ow.ly/Yz1A30sCpe3 #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

✨EMBRACE THE SETBACKS IN SPORTS✨ - with PWHL Ottawa head coach Carla MacLeod. Sports teach us that setbacks and adversity are inevitable but essential for growth, and embracing them builds resilience and character, vital not only in athletics but also in life's challenges. Athletes learn that success is not solely defined by victories but by how they overcome obstacles and bounce back stronger from defeats. The journey of sport is such an important lesson we all need to embrace and make sure we repeat (and repeat it often) to our athletes. #setbacks #adversity #lifelessons #sports