by Miranda Mayhew | Oct 8, 2018 | Kids at Catalyst, Specialty Groups
It’s 4:00 pm on Friday. You hurry home, eager to hear about how everyone’s day went, only to be greeted by an abandoned backpack in the front entrance. You call out to announce your arrival and get no response. Following the sounds of digital applause,...
by Chris Cooper | Jun 9, 2018 | Kids at Catalyst
You’ve NEVER experienced a day camp like this before! Exercise, tinker crafts, cultivating food and preparing meals–AND building a mock business! AMAZING. Here’s how Founder | Farmer | Tinker | Thief camp works: 9am-10:30am: FOUNDER activities: kids...
by Chris Cooper | Sep 30, 2017 | Athletic Training, Kids at Catalyst
Like many parents in the Sault, I’ll spend most of the weekend in a hockey rink. I volunteer to coach both an Atom team and a girls’ Bantam team. My job isn’t to be a hockey tactician: it’s to help the kids love the sport, and perform to...
by Chris Cooper | Aug 13, 2017 | Catalyst Blog, Kids at Catalyst
Nothing at all. Your kids are going to copy you, not listen to you. I invite them to participate: “Wanna ride our bikes to the lighthouse?” I link them with active friends. “Think Stone will be on your soccer team this year?” I celebrate their...
by catalystcf | Oct 30, 2015 | Catalyst Blog, Kids at Catalyst, Monthly Newsletter
Several months ago, we launched our Varsity Sport program. Teens who want to compete in CrossFit–or any other sport–can earn a spot in this program after spending a year in Varsity. But the real point of Varsity Sport is to build leaders. And it’s...
by catalystcf | Jun 26, 2015 | Kids at Catalyst
Are athletes built by playing or training? Can we build a better long-term hockey player on the ice…or are we better to stay off for awhile every year? In Fitness Through Sports?, Chris wrote about the problem of youth athletes who specialize (choose one sport...
