A couple years ago, my youngest and I were having a discussion about club soccer. She was trying to convince me to play and then came with the phrase, “I’m not going to get any better if I don’t play club.” I had to stop and think about what she said. The statement wasn’t entirely [...]
You’ve all witnessed the Youtube videos where an athlete has such an incredible vertical jump they do these amazing dunks. You wonder if it is real or some type of video trickery. Basketball is just beginning so those athletes presumably have worked on improving their vertical jump and it is at a point where it [...]
Last week, I discussed the speed and strength program that helped make Aziza Ayoub a state champion. Obviously a large part of her success was the running plan her track coach had her on. Our speed and strength program was just part of the ingredients for her success. I finished up last week talking about [...]
I was in the process of prepping another blog post for you guys when I ran into one of my former athletes, Aziza Ayoub, at the Central District cross country meet. Aziza is now a sophomore at The Ohio State University running track. Before that, she ran at Jonathan Alder and part of the reason [...]
When I was a strength coach at Columbus Academy way back when, one of my biggest challenges was convincing coaches to do in-season lifting. There were a few teams that bought into it. Typically the football team, girls’ tennis, and maybe basketball. But, for the most part, I was ghosted. I am now the head [...]
I recently saw a headline that said something to the effect of watching this 190 pound football player squat 600 pounds. So, being the speed coach I am, I watched it. I don’t know if he got as low as I would have made him get to be counted as a squat, but it certainly [...]
Last week, I talked about exercises to hit your glutes just a little better than what you probably are already doing. In fact, if you do that right you will decrease your injuries and increase your body’s ability to get faster quicker (or, in other words, run faster). Keeping along those lines, I stumbled across [...]
In a few days, the 2018 NBA free agency will begin and once again, this year’s most coveted free agent will be Lebron James. Personally, I hope he stays in Cleveland and if he decides he must go then go to the Los Angeles Lakers. But, until that happens we can continue talking about why [...]
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 [...]
I don’t think there is an argument to be had if I were to say doing deadlifts will make you stronger. I personally feel that doing deadlifts will also make you faster, but you might get some resistance on that by some people. Not many, but some. I didn’t always utilize deadlifts though. I am [...]