As we celebrate our 10th year of diverse sports experiences for kids, we will pause regularly to reflect on our founding goals and the vision that became AKASPORT. Thank you for your continued support!
Diversification always wins in our book!!
AKASPORT
– or “AKA” as many of our parents and kids call us – was founded on a belief
that in a perfect society every kid deserves to experience all the world has to
offer. Our way of providing this is
through sports. Give them variety and
give them variety! In short, we believe
that Diversification is greater than
Specialization!!
When
AKASPORT was founded in 2004, we conducted extensive research on the growing
trends of kids specializing in sports.
And through all of this research, the facts were alarming. The one that stood out the most was that
studies show that an alarming 70% of the approximately 20 million children who
participate in organized out-of-school athletic programs will QUIT by the age
of thirteen because of unpleasant sports experiences. (Fred Engh, author and
president of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, 2002).
Since
2004, there has been much more research and scholarly writing but still no true
fix to this problem. AKA believes we can
help. Keeping kids and families active
by providing an assortment of sports and active programs is our #1 priority and
we foresee providing for thousands of kids and families for many years!
AKA
is a frame of mind...a sense of active participation and fun through sports and
exercise. As the benefits of sports diversification are well examined through research and
sports medicine, AKASPORT offers programs that focus
on well-rounded technical skills development and overall gross motor
coordination...the kind of well-rounded development that can last a
lifetime! And beyond the motor skill development, AKA strives to foster
social development and interaction among kids. To say that kids are
having fun is an understatement! AKA kids are getting the opportunity to
try out new sports and adventures and avoiding mind-numbing video games and
sugar-ridden snacks.
We
coach and train kids of all ages and sizes and introduce them to a variety of
sports and activities for the inexperienced to the (think they are)
experts. By no means are we experts, but
I will tell you that when it comes to sports and active participation, we keep
it real! We give all our kids a chance
to try a little bit of everything.
Have
fun kids!!
