Boom. Your body isn't a dumpster. Don't feed it toxic sludge that will bog you down, demotivate you, and leave you malnourished. If you're a female athlete who is playing year-round sports, practicing 3-4 times a week, with games on the weekend, your body needs the fuel to...
This much I know: doing simple things is hard. And more often than not, the movements I am doing with my young athletes are simple. However, if they are consistent with these basic exercises for a long period of time, they are able to strengthen the total...
I'm going to kick this off with an analogy that will hit home. It's a bit offbeat, but bear with me. It's about alcohol. Okay, for starters, I don't drink alcohol anymore. Long story short, it wasn't serving me and my health and the direction I wanted to...
I'm on a female athlete spree. And I love it because there's a lot of dynamic changes going on in their bodies as they go through adolescence, and more often than not, these changes drastically impact performance. This week's tutorial discusses important things to keep in mind...
I don't know if I'm a good coach. And I don't know if you're a good coach, either. In fact, I ponder what makes a good coach every day. When I'm hanging out on Twitter, I observe what everyone is saying, discussing and showcasing, and I continue to...
Too often when we talk about youth sports and athletic development, we give examples of boys. And an overwhelming percent of the research in youth athlete development is conducted in boys. Hello… 1972 called - on a rotary dial phone! Have you not heard about...
As I write this, my t-shirt is drenched, my hair disheveled, my shoes smelly, and my legs sore. This sums up coaching full days in the humidity of Baltimore, Maryland in the Summer. I'll be honest: I just finished one of these days and I came home...
You know what I've been loving lately? Pumping out one blog a week. But not just any, short blurb. Rather, an in depth article that is a minimum of 2,000 words. You see, I used to write several articles a week that glossed over general information, leaving the audience...
You know a conversation dives deep when you have a cacao reishi mushroom drink in-hand, and hop on a podcast with Dr. Tommy John as sage burns in the background. Secret's out, ya'll. I'm obsessed with elevating consciousness, encouraging humans to think critically, and urging everyone to...
Full disclosure: I just finished a two hour podcast interview with my friend Dr. Tommy John. And we didn't talk about training. Not youth strength and conditioning. Not speed development. Not conditioning. Not motor skill learning. Not a peep about youth training. 'But what did you talk about for TWO HOURS?!' you...