Less Is More

This is a book about a simple but not easy transformation back to embracing children’s natural curiosity, competitiveness, and experimentation. These traits are being devalued in our children as they are taught, modeled, and structured to a mind numbing degree. We are creating a generation of children who are not allowed to fail, and don’t have the experiences or safe struggles to understand and cope with this very fast paced changing world. V.J. has put the fun back in fundamentals. His philosophy of youth and high school sports can relate to all areas of life and learning. This book answers many questions that parents, coaches, athletes, and grandparents have about youth and high school sports.  

Stop The Tsunami In Youth Sports

Stop the Tsunami in Youth Sports is more than just a look at youth sports, its problems and solutions. VJ's mantra of balanced excellence can be spread to all areas of life as well as youth sports. This ground breaking book about youth sports relates stories, tackles tough questions, and is intended to be read as a journey and a revelation in itself, not a goal at the end of the book. V.J started the journey writing this book with the fact that 70% of all the children 10 years of age playing youth sports quit by age 13. He believes in the synthesis level of thinking and conveys that ideology throughout his book and life.

Does Your Mind Mind What You're Doing To Your Body

Just thirty years ago kids engaged in unstructured play outside with their friends for long periods of time. The brain benefitted from all kinds of play and activity. These afternoons outside helped the children grow and grasp many complex learning skills from the simple implementation of playing, imagining, and being creative on their own. They had fun. Balance, a key ingredient in learning and in life, was at the forefront in all the activities they did. Coaches rarely yelled at kids, and parents, for the most part, just cheered quietly or did not come to the games. This approach has been replaced by specialization and structure and the brain does not like it. Throughout this book we will discuss Common Core, the brain, and the connection to the body for balance. At Frozen Shorts are seeking to turn the youth sports experience back to its roots of fun, free play, and teaching life skills.