As a work-from-home parent, you need to juggle the dual responsibility of managing work life along with family-based responsibilities. Understandably, trying to balance these responsibilities daily can become overwhelming and lead to burnout. But, don’t fret, as in this article by Young Athlete Hub, we’ll explore a host of practical and cost-effective ways to stay [...]
If you’ve ever had a child in sports, you know that it is expensive. But, there are many ways that you can continue to support your child’s love of the game without overspending. While you will spend money, some of the tips above double as excellent bonding opportunities worth any price. Today’s post is just [...]
One of the dreams for many athletes is wanting to play in college. Thus, the question is asked if that athlete has the ability to play college athletics. I feel the simple answer is YES! At what level does your ability translate best to - Division 1, 2, or 3? When you can comfortably answer [...]
If you read my blog posts, you know I am really big on recovery. Recovery from workouts, athletic contests, a long day, whatever it may be, you need to recover from it. I’m starting to get to the point where I feel your method of recovery is almost more important than your workout. Last week, [...]
I don’t know if you realize it, but we are experiencing a shrinking number of officials and coaches. When I talk with parents, one of the more popular topics is about coaches and finding good ones. Officials are only discussed if there was a game the client lost. In the last 10 years, there has [...]
I’ve been coaching for more years than when I was an athlete. By no means am I the best coach you will find as I am continuing to learn and grow as a coach. I have learned many traits that I admire from a lot of great coaches that I try to utilize with my [...]
There are a lot of “extras” your athlete could do to compete at a high level. Way too many to count. That being said, what of these “extras” are really beneficial for your athlete. What is the bare minimum to include in your athlete’s training program? The last few weeks I’ve discussed what I did [...]
The last few weeks, I’ve been discussing how my daughter, Anna, dropped her time and improved her speed over her four years of high school. If you have been tuning me out, you really shouldn’t. If I got HER speed to improve, then chances are I can do that for your athlete. The beauty of [...]
How to get faster? How can you improve your speed? Questions that have been asked throughout the years of competition once we started racing against others. There is more research out nowadays that proves, yes you can improve speed if done correctly. For the past few weeks, I’ve been discussing the program I did with [...]
Last week, I discussed some of the common traits of the high school state champions I’ve worked with. This week, I’m going to illustrate the speed improvement your high school athlete can make if put on the proper speed program. People might think that you are naturally going to get faster from freshman year to [...]