I’ve been lucky enough to work with a few state track & field champions in the great state of Ohio. A lot of the theories behind our speed development program for all athletes is what we have done with these state track champions. Think about it. If we put a track athlete through a program, [...]
I had a nice high school athletic career, but it was by no means perfect. It could have been better if I could go back in time and tell my younger self all the things “not to do” and what “to do”. Maybe that is why you see so many parents getting way too invested [...]
I’m not going to lie. I get a little irritated when I hear people say that their kids are doing some sort of athlete training program at the local country club with one of their trainers. Am I jealous? Not necessarily, but I liken it to going to your family doctor to figure out what [...]
After watching the track and field Olympic trials, I’ve come to the conclusion that distance runners need to implement sprint training into their workouts. I saw more distance races at the trials that came down to sprinting. And if your distant runner can’t sprint effectively, you better hope he/she has built up a big lead [...]
I had an unbelievable year coaching our boys and girls track teams at Bishop Watterson. We broke a bunch of school records and our girls placed higher than any other girls team at the state meet in school history. Just at the state meet for the girls alone we did the following: Placed third as [...]
If you want one more thing to blame on 2020, it could be a rise in injuries that you are seeing across sports. I kind of saw this coming if you recall the post I wrote last May on your athlete getting out of shape. I didn’t quite predict this, but I did say that [...]
Running— you’ve thought about it, maybe even tried it and then decided it’s not for you. But, for some reason, you keep coming back around to it. Maybe it’s because of the extraordinary health benefits like immediate and long-term weight loss, reduced risk of cancer and heart disease or adding years to your lifespan. It’s [...]
My daughter/son has “so-and-so” as a coach. So-and-so was All-American so obviously he/she will be a great coach for my kid. I’ve learned, and I think most of you reading this might realize it, but just because you were a superstar athlete does not mean that translates into being a good coach. Sure what you [...]
Today's guest post about practicing martial arts at home is from Charlene Roth. You can learn more about her at the end of this blog post. Thanks a lot Charlene for sharing this great information. Hope you enjoy! ****** Anyone who has practiced martial arts knows how satisfying a great practice session can be. Whether [...]
I try not to take things too personally when it comes to my athletes and what they are doing outside of our facility. I get that they have obligations to their team and their coach. But, sometimes I get a little frustrated when athletes get taken away from us because they simply have too much [...]