The Miami Lakes Bandits, a traveling baseball team which represents the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes, has scheduled tryouts for 11-year-old boys.      The team competes in the local Premier League, and will begin the spring season in February.     Tryouts will be held Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, at 6411 N.W. 162nd St. in Miami Lakes.      Kids will display their hitting and fielding talents for coaches who will pick the...

        This exercise is subtle but has terrific benefits.     Called “reverse dead bug,” it is a core exercise that can be performed by beginners to elite level athletes.     It’s so simple that any one of any age can accomplish it and receive amazing results.     An isometric movement, the reverse dead bug targets your entire abdominal wall and hip flexors, along with other important muscle groups such as those in your shoulders...

Shula’s Athletic Club is offering a variety of after school programs for children of all ages.--Sports fitness activities are designed for those in grades Kindergarten through 8, and meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.    The kids play a wide variety of sports, drills and activities.     The monthly cost is $132 for members, $156 for non-members. Space is limited to 10 kids.--The KidsFit program has fun, military-style...

The Step-back Lunge is a multi-purpose exercise that targets balance, coordination, core stability, and strengthens the lower body muscles (quadriceps, hip, buttocks, hamstrings and calves). This movement is essential in many sports and helps us walk backward, which we may do when helping someone to move, while carrying a heavy object or getting quickly out of the way. 1. Stand tall with good posture.2. Step 2 to 3 feet back with one...

Monsignor Edward Pace High School found a creative way to engage students while they learned their lessons from home.Pace hosted an E-Sports tournament called Spartans Smash Bros. on Sept. 5.Students from all grades were able to compete through a Pace app.Freshman Eric Nortmann (shown above) took first place and won a HyperX Cloud II gaming headset. Ricardo Santos won a $50 Amazon gift card for second place, and third place winner Matthew Paz...