Your child trains hard.

They show up to martial arts, play sports, run around with their friends, go to school all day… and somehow still have enough energy to ask, “What’s for dinner?” the second they get home.

Young athletes can be incredibly resilient. But that doesn't mean they don't need recovery.

In fact, recovery is a big part of becoming a stronger, healthier athlete.

Here are five common recovery mistakes parents and young athletes should watch out for.

1. Thinking More Training Always Means More Progress

It's easy to think that if some training is good, more training must be better.

Not necessarily.

Kids need time to recover between hard sessions. Their bodies are still growing and developing, and constantly pushing without enough downtime can leave them feeling tired, sore, or simply burned out.

Training hard is great.

Training smart is better.

Make sure your young athlete has a healthy balance of training, rest, school, and just being a kid.

2. Treating Sl...