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Staying Healthy By Playing Basketball

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  Staying Healthy By Playing Basketball With the isolation that most people are experiencing due to the global crisis, children are severely affected. According to the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC), among a cohort of 432,302 persons aged 2–19 years, the rate of body mass index (BMI) approximately doubled during the pandemic. Obesity is a serious health concern affecting more than one in six children and putting their long-term health and quality of life at risk. During quarantine, some children might have experienced circumstances that accelerated weight gain, including increased stress, irregular mealtimes, unhealthy foods, increased screen time, and less physical activity.  To help your child stay in shape, joining a youth basketball league could be the perfect solution. Here are some examples of how: Burns Calories Certain lateral movements, running and jumping, give your child an aerobic workout that in turn can help burn a lot of calories. For every hour of basketba
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Staying Active During Spring Break!

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  Staying Active During Spring Break! Spring break is an exciting time! You may be going on a trip, catching up with some friends, or just getting some much needed rest! We know how fun it can be to play video games and watch television... After that is done, why not look to further your skills on the basketball court!? Don't worry! Royal Basketball School has prepared a special selection of YouTube videos that are extremely fun, helpful, and educational! Have the entire family join in on the fun! All you need is a basketball. General Advice/Tips For At Home Practice Full Body Workout For Basketball Players (Home Edition) How To Improve Dribbling Technique  Bonus: For Those Who Have Their Own Basketball Hoop Now that you have absorbed all of this information and learned some new skills, it is important to keep staying active! It is easy to fall into bad habits, in order to prevent this we need to keep our minds and body healthy. Playing basketball is one of the best ways to perform
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How Your Child Benefits From Daily Physical Activity

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    How Your Child Benefits from Daily Physical Activity: If we hope to raise a happy, healthy, and capable generation there is no substitute to actual physical exercise. It is imperative for children to learn how to maintain a well-balanced lifestyle from a young age. Regular physical activity can offer your child the following 10 benefits: 1. Helps cope with stress. 2. Helps develop the capacity for a sense of freedom. 3. Promotes healthy growth and development. 4. Helps improve confidence and self-esteem. 5. Gives the opportunity to develop healthier social, cognitive, and emotional skills. 6. Helps in building concentration and coordination. 7. Gives the opportunity to learn new skills. 8. Helps maintain a healthy weight. 9. Improves motor skills, strength, and stamina. 10. Lowers the risk of several diseases, such as obesity. At Royal Basketball School, we want to help your child live a healthy life, while having a TON of fun at the same time! We truly encourage and would like to
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Three Different Learning Styles Our Children Use

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Three Different Learning Styles Our Children Use At Royal Basketball School, we understand that each child is unique, and has their own way of learning/grasping new information. In. this article, we will explain three different learning styles that is common among children. 1. Auditory Learning Style: Some of us learn best when we hear information that is spoken to us. Hearing information that is spoken out loud helps this type of learner understand new concepts. Sometimes, paring nonverbal sounds such as a drum beat, music, or clapping can help this learner associate the new information that they have just taken in, into something that they are more comfortable with already.  If your child hears a new direction, and asks something like, "Tell me again." Your child may an auditory learner. Auditory learners prefer to read out loud, rather than silently. Try reading to this type of learner out loud, and give them audio to listen to later on. When they are confused by a new sub
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Impact of Current Global Crisis on Children’s Social Skills

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  Impact of Current Global Crisis on Children’s Social Skills Alongside health concerns, the current crisis may have socially stunted your child. Because it has brought about a worldwide lockdown state, children’s interactions with other humans have become limited to that of their immediate family, and any pets, if lucky. Lack of social interaction is creating a domino effect on children across the world. This isolation is not only creating a deterioration in social skills but also when children are asked these days about how they feel, the most common answers received are ‘bored’ and ‘lonely’. There is a disruption in the child’s cognitive and emotional stability which could, in turn, create a harmful effect on the child’s mental health. This further contributes to the lack of overall development in the child. How Parents Can Help their Children One of the ways to help as a parent is by enrolling your children in a Youth Basketball League to develop social skills. By making your child
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Why Children Need Physical Activity to Grow up Strong and Healthy

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Why Children Need Physical Activity to Grow up Strong and Healthy Doing certain types of exercise have been proven to help children build stronger muscles and bones. Developing a good physical foundation from a young age includes building healthy bone mass and density. This will help reduce the risk of developing bone-related diseases such as osteoporosis later on in life and in addition, could prevent heart complications. According to recent data released by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) there are three types of physical activities that should be included each week for children and adolescents. The CDC also recommends that in order to try and build/maintain a healthy lifestyle, children and adolescents should complete 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on a daily basis. Some examples of exercises your child can incorporate into their daily routine are: 1. Aerobic Activity: Should be implemented at least 3 days a week. Thirty to
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Back to School: Helping Your Child get back on Track Following the Pandemic

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Back to School: Helping Your Child get back on Track Following the Pandemic 1. Do not be afraid to ask for help Returning to in-person learning is new for all of us! Help your child feel confident in asking their teachers, counselors, and or other school administrators for assistance in any adjustments to their daily routine as they are getting back to the classroom. Our Royal Staff is happy to share anything we’re seeing and hearing, as thousands of students have returned to school over the past week. There is no replacement for face-to-face interaction, and we’re excited to see schools re-open for much needed in-person learning.  2. Create a checklist  There is nothing wrong with a good old fashioned list or white board to remind us of things that we need to accomplish, and make sure our families are in sync! Families who write things down and use that source as a reference, find it to be extremely helpful -- especially in managing the busy schedules of families with student athletes
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