28 Jun Parents, You Can Fix the Youth Sports System
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Youth Training
04 Dec Keeping Youth Physical Training Simple: It’s Easy To Execute
"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...
04 Oct The Dominance of Skills Training is Destroying Youth Athletes
I respect my colleague Joel Smith at Just Fly Sports a ton. In fact, I've been following his platform for a while now and am a huge fan, so when he asked me to guest blog for his website, I was extremely giddy. Not only is Joel...
21 Sep Online Soccer Speed, Strength and Conditioning Training: How It Works For You
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"You're going to be with me for a while." This is the opener I tell every potential online athlete. Of course, I also slip in the, "we're going to discuss life during Zoom check-ins" or "meditation for as many reps as possible is in your program" or...
15 Sep Youth Athletes, Are You Becoming More Human or More Robot?
Lock down exposed a lot. No, not that we clock in at 9 hours of screen time a day. No, not that us doing work with our family within earshot is like nails on a chalkboard. No, not that we hate the news more than we did before. No,...
07 Sep Female Athletes, What Is Your Purpose To Train?
You line up on the end line. You watch your coach, waiting for him to blow the whistle. You anticipate the start of an intense conditioning run with nervousness and anxiety. You wipe the sweat off your eyes and stutter, almost beginning to sprint before the whistle blows. Your...
02 Sep Articles and Videos for Youth Female Athletes to Get Stronger, Faster and More Confident
I have been getting a lot of questions on training the female athlete lately. From a physical standpoint, I get a lot of ACL inquiries, how to develop speed, and how to build confidence. I wanted to put all of my answers in one place and...
01 Sep Staying Active During Virtual School
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Virtual school has begun. Never in a million years did you think you'd be setting up an office for your 10-year-old to sign into math class and diligently take notes at her work station. In her bedroom. Never did you think you'd be homeschooling your children, while simultaneously...
03 Aug Young Female Athlete, Celebrate You.
There are people who are going to criticize you. There are coaches who are going to doubt you. There are societal standards that are going to make you forget who you are. Today's article is a wake up call for young female athletes to have no tolerance for...
01 Aug Mental and Physical Health for Kids: Because Mainstream News Doesn’t Discuss It
Cases spike in Florida. Healthy 30-year-old dies from virus. Entire family is wiped out from COVID-19. People who don't wear masks are psychopaths and mentally ill. The zombies are coming. Have you noticed a theme in the headlines the past several months? Have you been fed fear and catastrophe?...