Parents of preschoolers,                 In the twenty-five years I have been involved with early childhood motor development and physical activity I have been extremely pleased to know that there are so many professionals who care a great deal for young kids. These individuals see it as their calling and therefore their obligation to enhance the […]

Parents of preschoolers, Isn’t “play” a great word? You hear the word “play” and you instantly think of something fun, something you enjoying doing. Often times we view work as the opposite of play. But with kids their play is often viewed as their work. I recently came across a poem that was written back […]

Looking at the name of this website you might want to ask me “Do you really think my preschooler is an athlete?” Before I give you my answer let me ask you a few questions: Is the person who runs a marathon an athlete? Is the person who plays varsity basketball at her school an […]

Welcome to the third section and conclusion of this blog post series describing why PIE is a good thing for kids. As discussed in part 1 preschoolers learning and developing new movement skills require “practice”. Practice represents the “P” in our PIE. The “I” in our PIE stands for “instruction”. Young kids eventually need to […]

Preschool Athlete Community, If you are reading this post you have either read Part 1 of this series or you have stumbled upon it accidentally. If you are a member of the latter group I encourage you to read Part 1 of this series to get a sense of the nature of the topic we’re discussing. If […]

I’m a big fan of pie. My favorite pies are coconut cream, pecan, and sugar cream. I’ve eaten pie at some of the most famous pie restaurants in the United States. I once had an amazing piece of pecan pie at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, CA. It was a huge piece with […]

When I was in junior high I saw a movie that really caught my attention. The movie was Billy Jack and it was sort of a hippie-type movie with a bit of a heavy-handed anti-establishment message. The bottom line of the movie was that if the corrupt local leaders of the town mistreated the peace-loving […]

Parents of preschoolers, Hi, and welcome to the very first blog post for the Preschool Athlete. In this post I hope to accomplish two goals. Initially I hope to communicate the purpose of such a site and, in turn, you might see its value. Secondly I’ll provide you with a brief introduction of myself so […]