Before I dive into today's post, I want to define change of direction and agility. The two are vastly different, as the first is a skill that involves learning proper stance, joint angles in deceleration and re-acceleration, as well as shoulder position. The other, applies these...
"Find purpose, live simply. The rest is just noise." This is a mantra I leaned into as soon as I turned 30. There's something liberating about this decade of my life that propelled me to start walking around with an 'I-don't-give-a-crap' air. Maybe you find it...
Everyone wants to be fast. While sports are enriched with dazzling skills, powerful shots, and sharp passes, they're also filled with dynamic movements off the ball. And speed is one of them. Just as much as sport specific skills, there needs plenty of repetitions in order to...
Early in my career, I was all about coaching performance on the pitch. Getting more skilled. Getting stronger. Getting faster. Getting more conditioned. While these are all still staples of my speed and conditioning programs in Baltimore, Maryland as well as remotely with my athletes, teaching life lessons is just...
What if told you it's more than balance exercises? What if I told you it's more than wide hips? What if I told you I wrote a 2,000 word article published on Stack.com on the other pieces of ACL injury reduction - the pieces that aren't discussed...
One thing my mom taught me was to follow my heart. While she supported me throughout my entire career, she never coerced me to do anything. Every decision I made in my youth soccer journey was my own, and I'm glad she gave me the freedom to...