Fun fact: I used to impersonate WWE wrestlers when I was a child. I can re-paint the picture in my head now: getting pinned to the ground by my brother, squirming my way to freedom, grappling my way out with my limbs, flipping him over with...
Humans are in time out. Your favorite, cozy pub down the street where you watched English Premiere League is closed. Your livelihood of coaching young athletes is postponed until who knows when. Your meticulously thought-out year-round physical periodization plan is useless. Your unending, back-to-back virtual meetings with your players...
I'm back in my gym and ready to crush some deadlifts. But since I've been out of the workout grind for a few months due to quarantine, I need to go back to basics. Before I get into the Hip Hinge movement pattern for young athletes and...
There are a handful of things soccer players do too much of: - Quick feet tap dancing drills - Ladder drills with the ball - Stupidity Excuse my harsh tone off the bat, but I genuinely want to help soccer players actually develop rapid speed and change of direction...
Dear young athlete, "It was the best of times...
If you are a coach to female athletes, you need to be walking the walk right now. No one cares how many wins you have, state cup championship trophies you've stacked, Twitter followers you've acquired, D1 players you sent to college, national coaching licenses you've gotten,...
Let me ask you this: as an athlete, when do you feel at your BEST? When do you feel your most empowered? Your strongest? Your most energized? Your healthiest? Your most resilient? When do you feel ready to step on the field with confidence and tenacity?...
You guys, I'm giddy. No, not because I hugged a baby panda bear. No, not because I discovered a great tasting vegan protein powder. No, not because Gareth Bale finally returned my phone call. Rather, I'm smiling and joyful because Total Youth Soccer Fitness 365 releases this Friday April...
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....
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