Blog for parents of young athletes

Would you like to learn how to treat minor sports injuries? Minor youth sports injuries like strains and sprains are very common, especially for dedicated young athletes who spend their summers at summer soccer camps or summer tennis camps or other summer sports programs to improve their skills. Although minor sports injuries are common and not usually serious, they can lead to more serious injuries…

This summer, Ertheo is offering special International Summer Camps for children from 6 to 17 years old who are passionate about dance, theater, and/or languages. The camps take place in England, Scotland, and Andorra (a small country located on the border of France and Spain in the Pyrenees Mountains).All International Summer Camps welcome children from all around the world. Participants…

For advanced/elite soccer players (boys and girls) from 12 to 21 years old who want to spend one to six weeks of the school year training alongside full-time academy students at the FC Porto High-performance Academy in Valencia.Table of contentsJump to sectionOverview 1Program options 2Training 3Coaches 4Language classes 5Camp schedule 6Accommodation 7Safety 8Prices and dates 9Our advice 10Sign up 11Are you interested…

Do you want to become a professional soccer player? You might have heard of high-performance soccer academies. Soccer academies are boarding schools for elite, young soccer players designed to develop their skills and prepare them to compete at a collegiate, semi-professional, or professional level. The best academies not only have the connections and the know-how to help their students make it…

Nutrition is extremely important for athletes to perform up to their potential, and improper nutrition can actually be dangerous and lead to sports injuries. For youth athletes who participate in sports programs, a healthy diet is even more important. Youth athletes are not only putting extra stress on their bodies, but they’re also growing rapidly, and they’re at greater risk of injury…

Coaching youth soccer isn’t easy. The ultimate goal of youth coaches is to develop talented soccer players and prepare them for the competition that lies ahead. That being said, a winning record is important if they want their players to be recognized as having potential. It’s clear that soccer coaches have their own unique youth soccer coaching styles to find…

When we’re little kids, playing is easy. For young children, pretending, building, running around, and climbing around are all fun activities. Fortunately, researchers continue to find more and more ways that physical play contributes to child development socially, cognitively, physically, and emotionally. Unfortunately, global playtime continues to decrease, especially physical play [1].Physical play is one of the most endangered forms of…

Have you heard of flow? If not, you’ve probably heard of the zone. Being in the zone and experiencing flow are two similar ways to describe optimal experiences while completing a task. It’s just that being “in the zone” is used more colloquially, and flow is the official term used in sports psychology. It turns out that athletes perform better when experiencing flow and that mindfulness meditation…

New technology has arrived, and it’s here to stay. These days, we spend more and more time behind screens, especially the teenagers in the house. That’s why parental control over what our children do on the internet is more important than ever.The internet is a double-edged sword for children and teens. It can be a powerful weapon for learning, but…

The world is changing at breakneck speed, and the sidelines of a football pitch are no different. Long gone are the days when all a coach did was harangue his players, tell them to go out there and give it their all, put their feet up, and little else. Today, whether in professional teams, high performance football academies or even in football camps,…