One of the first things talked about when athletes sit down to meet us is what are the goals for that athlete. Trust me after two decades in this business, I’ve heard them all: “I want to make the Olympics.” “I want to play professionally.” “I want to play in college.” “I want to finally [...]
If you are a coach or athlete, then you appreciate the need for speed training in your program. Speed determines how fast you intercept the opposition or how you finish on the track. Every coach dreams of fast athletes and in fact, some of the best players in NFL and NBA are more renowned for [...]
I had a quick email exchange with a father this past week who was explaining to me why he hadn’t been back in touch with me to schedule an assessment. He said he was trying to get a commitment from his son if the dad was going to spend the money. He finished by saying, [...]
I can’t hold my tongue any longer. I’ve watched too many games this past year from little kids up to pros and I’ve come to the conclusion that we as coaches are ignoring potentially an athlete’s biggest asset – their mind. I see so many athletes doing dumb things during the games. Where did they [...]
When I was a young athlete playing different sports, there was nothing like the games. When game day came around, there was something a little different about that day. An energy, an excitement. I particularly loved basketball games. Unlike the other sports, the crowd is right up on top of you. I could literally walk [...]
I was in Nashville this past weekend attending the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Coaches Conference. There were a lot of great presenters and a lot of colleges were represented with their strength coaches at this conference. In fact, I flew down with a strength coaching peer, Andy Britton, who is an assistant strength coach [...]
Having had a speed and strength training business for years now, speed and strength are the two skills that attract parents to us. It doesn’t matter what the age, parents are constantly looking for the help so that their athlete can be better at his/her sport. So most of the time those are the two [...]
Welp, you’ve gone and done it now. Someone asked you if you’d like to help out with your son or daughter's team. Seemed innocent enough, “All I have to do is schedule a couple of parents to bring snacks. No big deal.” you think to yourself. Then your organization hands you a packet, or invites [...]
I was sitting around talking with some strength coaches recently and we started discussing some really elaborate pipe dreams about what we would want to see happen with athletics. Particularly, youth athletes. Some of the ideas were really far-fetched and I don’t see ever happening. But, some have potential legitimacy. I took the 5 [...]
When I tell people that I work with athletes, their first thought is usually they think it is cool because they imagine we are working with professional athletes. Yes, I would love to train LeBron James, but unless you have broken into that niche you probably are working with young athletes. Most coaches love working [...]