{"id":3701,"date":"2021-02-26T01:03:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T06:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/?p=3701"},"modified":"2021-09-28T01:11:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:11:26","slug":"strength-in-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/2021\/02\/26\/strength-in-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Strength In Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1534190946\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-80274409\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1822656224\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_303544155\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG_9550-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG_9550-1.jpg 606w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG_9550-1-488x400.jpg 488w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG_9550-1-510x418.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_303544155 {\n  width: 50%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-724734355\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-724734355 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Hi, my name is Andrea Shaner, and I\u2019ve been a committee member at the Center for a couple of years now. When I first became acquainted with the Children\u2019s Healing Center, the thing that most impressed me about all the kids was their strength. They demonstrate physical, mental and emotional strength in so many different ways, and it\u2019s awe-inspiring to see.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>the thing that most impressed me about all the kids was their strength<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For me, the first thing that comes to mind when I think about strength is sports. I\u2019m a sports fanatic, having spent the past 14 years coaching field hockey and other sports. When I saw that the Center includes a clean and safe active fitness area, it excited that \u2018coach\u2019 inside me, knowing all the benefits of sports and exercise for kids. It\u2019s no secret that physical activity helps improve cardiovascular and bone health, improves balance, can boost children\u2019s immune systems, and can even help with cognitive development.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1409472445\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1409472445 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1818492381\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-2.png 768w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-2-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-2-280x280.png 280w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-2-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1818492381 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-913883656\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-913883656 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-698505725\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-698505725 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I was blessed to be able to bring in a few of my players to teach some basic field hockey skills to a few groups at the Center. Not only was it a cool experience to share the love of our sport, but it was such a great opportunity for our players to meet some of the kids and be able to learn what some of them have gone through. My team was so impressed with how quickly they picked up the sport and how, in just a couple of hours, their confidence in how to hold the stick and pass the ball grew. It meant a great deal to me to see my players connect with the kids and encourage them to share their strength in a new way. As we say, it was definitely Good.Clean.Fun!<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-480368722\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-480368722 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_80133192\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-3.png 768w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-3-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-3-280x280.png 280w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-3-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_80133192 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-864798511\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-864798511 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>I know there are a lot of gifted people in the Grand Rapids area who might be able to volunteer their skills to help keep these kids active and learning new things.\u00a0 Could you use your passion to help strengthen muscles and minds, and show the kids at the Center your support? From my own experience, I can promise you that the kids aren\u2019t the only people who benefit! I hope you\u2019ll consider joining us at the Children\u2019s Healing Center soon.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1534190946 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n  padding-bottom: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, my name is Andrea Shaner, and I\u2019ve been a committee member at the Center for a couple of years now. When I first became acquainted with the Children\u2019s Healing Center, the thing that most impressed me about all the kids was their strength. They demonstrate physical, mental and emotional strength in so many different ways, and it\u2019s awe-inspiring to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-storybook","category-member-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3701"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3707,"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3701\/revisions\/3707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}