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, [...]
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 [...]
When I was younger, summer was thought of as the time when I can do all the things I need to do to get better for my sports. You could play in a summer league or go to a few camps and feel like you were getting something accomplished. In fact, when I started my [...]
The 2018 NFL Draft happened this past weekend. I watched some of it, but not like I usually do. I am knee deep in track season stuff and just didn’t have the time. What I really enjoy watching is the NFL Combine. I watch that like I’m binge watching a TV series on Netflix. I [...]
In a little over a month, you will be hearing about the NFL Combine. This is where a bunch of NFL hopefuls from this past college season will be trying to impress NFL coaches with their athletic prowess. Some top candidates will choose not to attend the combine, but will have their own pro day [...]
The first step! Athletes need it in some capacity in every sport. Ok, almost every sport. Sorry bowlers and golfers. In tennis, it is getting to that tennis ball before it gets by you or bounces twice. In soccer, it is beating your opponent to the ball. In track, it is getting out of the [...]
If you haven’t heard, I’ve expanded my resume. I’ve recently been named the head boys and girls track coach at Bishop Watterson high school here in Columbus, Ohio. There was an open house this past weekend and I got to meet a lot of potential future high school tracksters. One of the parents asked me [...]
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 [...]
If basketball tryouts have not already started for your athlete, they will be starting within the week. Hopefully, your athlete did enough to get prepared for tryouts so he/she can make the team. What would one need to do to make sure they were super prepared? Some kids go into it thinking that they were [...]
There are many factors to speed that can affect whether an individual will get faster or not. Running mechanics is huge. If the mechanics aren’t right, then that will definitely affect how fast you can be. Your genetics does play a role. I could have you do the exact training that Usain Bolt does, but [...]