Let me ask you this: as an athlete, when do you feel at your BEST? When do you feel your most empowered? Your most explosive? Your strongest? Your most energized? Your healthiest? Your FASTEST? When do you feel ready to step on the field with confidence and...
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....
You're stuck inside. You've watched every series on Netflix. You've read every book on your shelf. You've made one hundred Tik Tok videos. You've done your chores for the next six months. Congratulations! You're crushing the quarantine life. Being at home has its way of forcing you to get things...
Hi. If you've followed me for a bit, you've been blasted with hundreds of workout videos for youth athletes. Whether you received them from my email list, or sifted my YouTube, or perused my Instagram, you know there's an overwhelming amount of strength, speed and conditioning drills. Let's...
I know, I know. Making time for a strength and conditioning program in youth sports is tough. It sounds as insurmountable as battling a White Walker with nothing but a butter knife on-hand. It sounds as impossible as a spotting a vegan at a hot dog eating contest. It...
There are a plethora of hotly debated topics out there. Early specialization. Income taxes. Chipotle vs. Qdoba. Universal healthcare. Keto. But the one topic that is just as bellicose, with a side of ego-driven, snarky remarks is...
"Go hard or go home!" "It's all about the grind!" "If you aren't hustling you aren't winning!" I'll be honest: I'm sick of the grind culture that promotes working endless hours, being busy all the time, filling your schedule with meetings, and forgetting you have a soul. As strength...
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...
It's been a crazy week. For one, I have not written an article in over 7 days. Two, I've upped my meditation game and have decided to go hard on the self care. And three, I spoke in Kentucky this past weekend to an amazing group of coaches...
I like to compare youth speed and conditioning coaches to the evolution of ice cream flavors. Back in the day, there was just vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. Nowadays? Ice cream flavors are so abundant, none of us can keep up. There's chocolate, chocolate chip cookie dough, double chocolate fudge,...