I don't know if I'm a good coach. And I don't know if you're a good coach, either. In fact, I ponder what makes a good coach every day. When I'm hanging out on Twitter, I observe what everyone is saying, discussing and showcasing, and I continue to...
Too often when we talk about youth sports and athletic development, we give examples of boys. And an overwhelming percent of the research in youth athlete development is conducted in boys. Hello… 1972 called - on a rotary dial phone! Have you not heard about...
As I write this, my t-shirt is drenched, my hair disheveled, my shoes smelly, and my legs sore. This sums up coaching full days in the humidity of Baltimore, Maryland in the Summer. I'll be honest: I just finished one of these days and I came home...
Everyone wants to be seen. They want to be recognized. They want to be pat on the back. They want their gold star. They want the Instagram tag. Look. I don't want to discount external motivation. It is a good thing when we examine self determination theory - an athlete...
I'm SO excited. Yes, English Premier League is returning this month. Yes, my favorite soccer pub down the street is open for outdoor seating. Yes, I can leave my house. But also, I get to see my athletes in person for the first time in THREE MONTHS. To say we've...
Attention young athlete: you are a personal brand. No, no, no. Not like the influencer on Instagram who splashes HIIT circuits across your feed as they rock their 100th pair of Lulu Lemons. No, not like the social media fitness guru who sips a glass of champagne in...
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...
Dear young athlete, "It was the best of times...