I like to compare youth speed and conditioning coaches to the evolution of ice cream flavors. Back in the day, there was just vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. Nowadays? Ice cream flavors are so abundant, none of us can keep up. There's chocolate, chocolate chip cookie dough, double chocolate fudge,...
There are two types of people in this world: content creators and content consumers. Bloggers and readers. YouTubers and watchers. Instagrammers and scrollers. Innovators and stagnate-ors. Fighters in the arena, and spectators in the crowd. Where do you fall in today's digital age? Clap it up for the content creator who proudly...
Trigger. Trigger. Trigger. Yes, this topic is a massive trigger for many. Should skill work be done with speed, acceleration and strength and power work? Should we bring the soccer ball, the hockey puck, the basketball, the golf club and the lacrosse stick to the gym? Moreover, should we hold...
I'm no superwoman. Contrary to what social media believes, I'm successful not because of my ability to juggle one thousand things at a time. Nor am I where I am today because I'm able to do everything myself. Nor am I becoming a master of my craft because...
Full disclosure: it took me two hours to start writing this blog. Not because I wasn't motivated, lacked creativity, or didn't have enough ideas to pour out, but because I fell into an ceaseless loop of distraction. What started off as a single google search, became one,...
There are two things I love doing simultaneously: drinking espresso and talking soccer. When my former college assistant soccer coach reached out to me to come on his show, I was pumped to hear it was called The Espresso Soccer Show. I knew we'd get into an amped-up...
Sports should teach young athletes discipline, how to work hard toward a goal, how to be better teammates, and how to be consistent with training. However, the work rate isn't possible if they don't fall in love with their coach first, and show up to training...
I'm going to start this piece off with some Beyonce lyrics: "We say to girls: you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful." 2019 was...
2019 was a sparkling year. It was full of colorful creativity, insightful life pondering, deep conversations, and personal evolution. I made it to my 600th blog post, wrote my heart out, coached my heart out, and stepped into my authenticity. I also snowboarded on my 30th birthday,...
On one end, we have the coaches who encourage early specialization of a single sport, and are quick to bench their young players for participating in other activities. We have the parents who push their kid with year-round intensive training of one sport, and fail to...