Dear Female Coach, You are more than just a role model. You are a coach - one who is competent, confident and capable. You are someone who can speak intelligently about the game. You can run intense practices. You can write a year-round training plan with ease. You can be meticulous...
This much I know: conditioning programs will make or break your athletes. You’ll either build them up to withstand the demands of their sport, or you’ll tear them down and hinder their health and destroy their love for movement. So yeah. I'm going to drop the mic right...
Mental health is a touchy subject. Especially when it comes to sport performance, there is a stigma around speaking out about anxiety and the stressors of being an athlete. You're supposed to be the tough one. The resilient one. The gracious one. The strong one. But alas,...
If everyone would take their children to the playground for an hour a day, run around it fast, run hard for 60 seconds or more, rest to eat oranges for a few minutes, then repeat, I wouldn't need to write this article. Alas, here I am:...
Dear Youth Athlete, You're not a soccer player. You're not a basketball player. You're not a volleyball player. You're not a hockey player. You're a kid. In fact, you're a kid with a multitude of hobbies, aspirations, and talents. Yes, you might be good at one sport over the other, but...
Let me set the stage. You're plopped on the sofa. You have crutches propped up against it. You are rocking a full-leg boot that feels like a hot air balloon on your leg. You turn Stranger Things on Netflix. You're feeling sorry for yourself. So you crush a pint of Ben...