More Mat Time For Kids Is Easy With This
The Easiest Way to Get Your Kid More Mat Time
Your child loves the sport. They are improving. But class is twice a week and the progress feels slow. Extra classes are expensive. Open mat is not always available. There is a simpler answer — and it does not require a home gym.
The research on youth athletic development is consistent: the athletes who progress fastest are not necessarily the ones with the best coaching. They are the ones with the most deliberate repetition. Extra mat time — even informal, even at home — compounds over months and years in ways that extra classes cannot replicate on their own.
Two classes a week gives a young grappler roughly 90 minutes of mat time. Add 20-minute home sessions on the other days and that number more than doubles — without adding a single extra class fee. More reps. More retention. More progress. That is what home training gives your child.
When a child can drill at home, the dynamic shifts. They drill the move they learned in class while it is still fresh. They watch instructional clips and immediately try what they saw. They ask to train rather than being pushed. And when a parent trains with them — even without formal technique — the bond that forms around the sport is one of the most powerful motivators in youth athletics.
You do not need to be a black belt. You just need to show up on the mat with them. That presence — being willing to be the training partner — is what separates the kids who stay in the sport from the ones who drift away.
Carpet is not a training surface. It creates friction burns, uneven resistance, and false feedback on technique. A child learning to fall, be thrown, and drill takedowns needs a proper surface — one that is firm, consistent, and safe across the entire area, not just in the middle. Edge-to-edge firmness matters more when you cannot predict where someone will land.
A safe mat is not a luxury. It is a requirement for anyone learning to fall and be thrown. The FlowSpace mat provides 900 lb capacity and drop stitch construction across the full surface — safe for kids, beginners, and full throws.
Hotel room before a tournament. Grandparents' house over the holidays. The backyard on a summer evening. The FlowSpace mat inflates in 90 seconds with the included electric pump and packs into a carry bag when you are done. You do not need a dedicated space. You do not need to rearrange your home. You just need 90 seconds and the right mat.
The easiest way to get your child more mat time is to make the mat available wherever they are. Pre-order now — lead times are growing and shipping windows are extending as demand increases.