Beat the Streets Blog
Welcome to the Beat the Streets blog, a labour of love crafted by BTS staff, consultants, guest writers, and program participants. Based in Toronto, we focus on youth development programs, charity initiatives, and empowering active and healthy youth through sports and skill-building programs. Discover insightful articles on fitness, training, health, wellness, employment empowerment, program updates and the impactful stories that shape our journey.
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You Grow Girl Workshop - Coping Skills with Simi Jayeoba
Join us on November 10 at 2:30 pm for a FREE workshop on coping skills and transition to university/college with our very own BTS former student, employee and superstar - Simi Jayeoba!
New online programs to build resilience
Learn how we have developed three new online programs that respect social distancing and safety measures while returning to schools to build resilient, confident and active youth.
Hard Skills Versus Soft Skills: What’s the Difference?
Marijana discusses the different skills set, and the importance of building soft skills, like decision-making to help us build resilience.
Decision-making workout with Coach Tyson
Free Fitness Video! Coach Tyson takes us through a decision-making workout. Short and to the point, with a bit of math thrown in to challenge your mind as well!
You Grow Girl Workshop - Building relationships with Robyn
Join us on October 27 for a FREE workshop on tools and strategies for building healthy and effective relationships.
What does W.R.E.S.T.L.I.N.G Mean?
What does W.R.E.S.T.L.I.N.G really mean? What does it stand for? Find out if you have what it takes to live up to the name of the sport
Decision Making Strategies
In our latest YGG Workshop, we learned some strategies to help us make more effective and informed decisions. Learn about values, the 10/10/10 rule and more.
You Grow Girl Workshop - Decision-making with Marijana
Next week in You Grow Girl, we learn tips and tricks to help us make effective and positive decisions while improving our problem-solving skills, with Marijana Cuvalo. Interested? Read on!
Breathing exercises for managing stress
Just Breathe! Learn about the benefits of deep breathing and some exercises we learned in the Stress Management workshops for You Grow Girl with Tahona Santana.
Media Advisory
Beat the Streets receives Canadian Red Cross Community Grant to deliver online personal development workshops and fitness classes to encourage resilience and confidence of children and youth in the GTA during COVID-19.
Lets Talk About Mental Health
Mental health, a very touchy subject in this day and age. This blog post will speak about some of the mental illnesses that come with poor mental health.
Coping Skills
Learn about the many coping strategies available to us with an informative video!
You Grow Girl Worskshop - Managing Stress with Tahona
Learn about how to manage stress in our You Grow Girl Workshop with Tahona Santana, this Thursday 1 October.
A Change For The Girls
Read how wrestling has changed my life, and how our new program You Grow Girl can be helpful to our young females. “If a co-ed wrestling program helped me gain confidence, imagine what an all-girls program can do!” -Arely Torales
Girls today, Women tomorrow
Blog about why programs like You Grow Girl is needed in our society.
Girl Power!
Read all about Tarleen and Tarnpreet’s take on the new, upcoming program at Beat The Streets. Find out more information about You Gow Girl and why this program is so beneficial!
My Inspiration
There are inspirational women all around us, but the first one that comes to mind is my mother. Women who inspire other women is truly amazing, and essential to creating powerful women.
How You Grow Girl Can Make You Greater Physically And Mentally
The You Grow Girl program can make you stronger and a better person mentally whether it is becoming more confident with yourself, learning better discipline, or having good mutual respect for your fellow athletes and coaches.
Types of Coaching Styles
There are many types of ways to coach a team and different styles to use. In this blog Arely tales about some of the styles, there are to coaching.