Every summer we get a bump in attendance as kids want to take advantage of no school, extra free time, and get better. We also lose a handful of kids because the summer training with their school is ramping up. The summer training is supposed to handle all the needs of the athlete – speed, [...]
My youngest was playing in her last soccer tournament of the season. This was the last game. They had played two games the day before and a game earlier in the day. This was it. They immediately scored a quick goal on this team and was up 1-0. Not too long after that her team [...]
Speed is so important for an athlete. Some teams will be constructed for the sole purpose of having speed at all their positions. Kids get college scholarships based on running a particular time for a drill. Kids are drafted for that same reason. It is tough to judge whether a young athlete will develop speed [...]
I was talking to a buddy about his kid who plays on the school baseball team and he was railing on the coach. Being a coach, I like to cut them some slack, but when there are bad ones there are bad ones. But, is this a bad coach? First off, my buddy was a [...]
The spring season is upon us. Teams are going through all their preseason work. One of the rituals, unless it already has happened, is the picking of the captains. Who among the group of kids is going to show the traits that you look for in a leader? As a coach, what are these traits [...]
The winter sports are coming to a close. End of the season tournaments are starting up. Only one team or individual can win all of their games left, so chances are your season will be ending soon. If you are moving on to a spring sport, then there are some things that you need to [...]
How old is old enough for my kid to start training? This is a question I get a lot. By this point, I usually have a stock answer that I give parents, but since this is a blog post, my response might start with “what type of training are you talking?” If you are talking [...]
I’m a 46 year old man. I’ve been working out or been active my entire life. As I’ve gotten older, I have a certain annual plan that I do with my workouts. My workouts are centered around 4 month training plans, which in a year means I cycle through these 3 times. Within this training [...]
Can you believe this year is almost over? It seems I was writing the same thing last year. The days just fly by. Understandably so, you have been busy and probably haven’t had the chance to read everything that I write. So, if you missed a lot of the 2017 blog posts, you should take [...]
One of the big misconceptions out there is in order to be a good coach, you have to have been a good athlete for that sport. Sometimes we can be blinded by all the accolades of that athlete and think, “I’m going to be taught by the best.” Well, as Magic Johnson found it, it [...]