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Wrestling Positions Young Athletes for a Variety of Sports

August 31, 2019 by Valerie Sisco

If you’ve ever wrestled with the decision of choosing a sports program for your child, Lake Nona Youth Sports may have the obvious answer: wrestling! Brandon Marshall, director of wrestling for the Lake Nona Junior Lions, launched the fall season this month for kids ages 5 to 15, in collaboration with Kendrick Ellison, wrestling coach for Lake Nona High … [Read more...]

Lacrosse Casts Wide Net in Lake Nona

August 19, 2019 by Valerie Sisco

Kids in Lake Nona are picking up lacrosse sticks and joining one of the fastest-growing team sports in the country. Although interest in lacrosse is surging today, it’s a sport played with a ball and stick that has existed since the 17th century. Originally played by men, it’s been modified through the years with greater numbers of women and girls becoming lacrosse … [Read more...]

Lake Nona Youth Sports Programs Get Ready for Fall

June 1, 2019 by Valerie Sisco

If your child is thinking about playing sports this fall, the Lake Nona Youth Sports football and cheer programs might be the game changers for your young athlete! Registration for both programs is currently underway online, with practices starting soon. Dan Riordan and BJ Jackson are the new co-directors of the Lake Nona Junior Lions football program for kids, ages 5-14, … [Read more...]

Lake Nona Youth Sports Founder Pleased at Program’s Success

April 1, 2019 by Valerie Sisco

When Mike Bensey and his family moved to Lake Nona 13 years ago, he’d hoped to enroll his eighth-grade son in youth football where he could play sports and meet new friends in the community. Instead, he spent a year shuttling his son back to their old neighborhood on the east side of Orlando to play football since he wasn’t having any luck finding an organized sports program in … [Read more...]

Lake Nona Family Shares How Playing Youth Sports Helped Son Focus

March 1, 2019 by Valerie Sisco

It’s the meeting many parents worry about when they notice their child seems to be a lot more energetic and active than other kids they know. Lake Nona resident Sophia Rogers remembers the day her son’s fifth-grade teacher requested a conference with her and her husband, Jeffrey.   “She told us we may want to have Gabe tested for ADHD,” she recalls. “We were … [Read more...]

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