As a work-from-home parent, you need to juggle the dual responsibility of managing work life along with family-based responsibilities. Understandably, trying to balance these responsibilities daily can become overwhelming and lead to burnout. But, don’t fret, as in this article by Young Athlete Hub, we’ll explore a host of practical and cost-effective ways to stay [...]
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 [...]
You don’t see many NBA stars playing well age 35 or older like Lebron James has done this season. I believe Steve Nash is the only player older than Lebron to lead the league in assists. Nash was 36 and Lebron is 35. I’ve written several blog posts throughout the years about Lebron and his [...]
Not too long ago, a multi-sport athlete meant you played more than one sport in separate seasons. For example, in the fall, you’d play football, the winter basketball, and in the spring baseball. On the rare occasion you might have someone play different sports in the same season. You might have a soccer player be [...]
I could really write this blog post about tennis players in general, but I’m going to make it specific to girls because girl’s tennis starts now in a lot of areas of the country. The modern girl’s tennis player is absolutely no different than any other female athlete. Meaning, they are taking advantage of the [...]
Captain Obvious here and it is summertime. Which means there are a lot of family vacations happening. My athletes are no exception. We have a bunch of them on vacation right now. Unless you happen to be the unlucky child of one said speed/strength coach (me) who makes sure his daughter does not miss a [...]
When I was younger, being an athlete during the summer wasn’t that complicated. You went to a camp or two for your sport. Not necessarily with your team, but sometimes it was. Maybe there were some summer workouts. Maybe some open gyms, but nothing super structured. Nowadays, I might be a little off base, but [...]
For the last 7 years or so, I’ve been writing blog posts predicting which NFL hopefuls would get drafted and where, purely on their 40 times. Well, I was a little slow this year getting my data together so I was unable to write my prediction’s blog this year. Just got busy. Now that the [...]
The athlete’s body is never in peak condition throughout the year. Athletic development involves cycles of progression, adaptation, regression and recovery. As a result, many coaches minimize or completely alleviate strength training when the season begins. These coaches believe that strength training will adversely affect the performance of their players if incorporated with in-season training. [...]