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a variety of sports will lead to a lifetime and better athlete.
Allen believes that playing several different sports rounds out a player and continues to add interest and diversity while still focusing on skill development.
"Oftentimes, a young athlete will bum out at 16 or 17, if he or she has solely focused on one sport."
Skip the burger and fries
Going hand-in-hand with physical fitness is Allen’s strong emphasis on nutrition.
"Most kids don't realize the relationship between what they eat and how they feel and perform," he said. "What you eat can determine how well you're going to study, perform in the classroom or on the playing field.
"I can immediately feel the difference after I've eaten a fast food hamburger versus a piece of chicken," he said with a grin. Hamburgers, fries and sodas don't make for upbeat and ready athletes the next morning.
"Eating those kinds of foods tends to make you lethargic, sluggish and heavy-feeling," he explained, even if they initially seem to give energy.
As sports facilities are being planned and talked about in the county, Allen has his own perspective. His notion would be to have a complex — a place to play — where kids could go and choose from a variety of sports activities. These activities would be supervised but not necessarily organized.
"You could drop your child off and maybe they would want to run that day, or shoot a basket, go swimming or play soccer with their friends," he said.
Sports skills would be learned — agility, coordination, speed and strength — but in a setting more like the old neighborhood play that Allen fondly remembers.
"That's my little dream idea," said Allen wistfully.
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