Youth
Sports: A balance of having fun,
building skills, and learning life lessons
Thursday,
June 9, 2016, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Free program.
Registration required.
This will be
a discussion format with Coach Schumacher and Dr. Donahue including the
following topics:
Exercise in hot weather, hydration, heat
illness
Concussions - preventing, recognizing, and
care
Positive benefits of exercise, fitness, obesity,
and life style development
Parent's role, attitude, coaching,
encouraging, preventing overuse syndromes
Nutrition; Alcohol, tobacco, and drug use
Chuck
Schumacher is an American karate and baseball instructor born in 1953. Chuck’s
longtime training in martial arts has resulted in an expert understanding of
movements of the body & discipline of the mind. He has become known for his
ability to work with young athletes to achieve skill & develop character.
The mainstay of his teaching & writing has been to educate parents and
coaches to play their role correctly so kids can enjoy the process of skill
development while learning life lessons. He is the author of How to Play
Baseball: A Parent’s Role in Their Child’s Journey.
Parnell
“Par” Donahue, M.D. was named The 2014 Senior Pediatrician of The Year by the
Tennessee Chapter of The American Academy of Pediatrics. His current books
include a parenting teenagers book, Messenger in Denim, The Amazing Things
Parents Can Learn from Teens; and a general parenting book, Tools for Effective
Parenting. Other books include Germs Make Me Sick, and Sports Doc. Visit his
blog at: www.parentingwithdrpar.com. He lives in Brentwood, Tennessee with his
wife Mary, and their dog Frosty.
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