Yes, I made it out alive from the tackle above. ;-O Speed changes the game, while strength keeps female athletes in the game. Speed gives female soccer players an edge to explode past defenders and execute dazzling counterattacks. Strength keeps muscle tissue strong so forces from the...
Phew. It has been a tumultuous several months of building out middle school and high school off-season and in-season programs on my new phone app. While it took an immense amount of work, I'm so thrilled it's out there. Not because it's cool to say I put my...
Everyone wants their kid to be fast. "His speed sucks!" "My daughter doesn't know her arms exist!" "Her stride length is terrible!" "My son gets beaten every time!" And the complaints, moans, groans and grunts go on and on. As a youth performance coach to hundreds of soccer players, I'm in...
There are few things I'm scared of in this world, but if I could name a handful, they are: 1. Black widows. 2. Microeconomic theory equations. 3. The Night King. 5. My blog crashing. 6. Chihuahuas with pink bows. 7. People who watch the news 8 hours a day. 8. Social isolation. 9....
For the past ten weeks, I took on a massive task that required patience, time and repetition. And I just finished. And witnessed the results. Can anyone guess what I dove into for this immense length of time? No, it wasn't hiking to Mount Doom to destroy the Ring...
Spoiler to improving speed: be consistent and don't miss workouts. Why? Because speed development is complex. It takes time. It takes breaking down technique into detail. It takes consistent mastery. In order to improve speed, athletes must train under a multi-faceted program that involves improving mobility, posture, strength,...
"Speed training for soccer players is more than flying through sprint drills. It is more than strapping on parachutes. It is more than ladder drills. It is more than plyometric training and box jumps." Soccer players all want speed. They want explosiveness. They want a faster "first step." Well, I'm...