Let me ask you a question. The Columbus Crew play roughly around 37 regular season games from March to October. Ohio State’s soccer team plays about 17 regular season games and then enters the Big Ten tournament. How many games does your young athlete play? If you have an athlete playing “serious” soccer (which means [...]
It’s been going on for years. Holding your kid back a year in school. When I was in school, it was the country bumpkins who were into football. “I gotta start junior at a later age so he can kick some arse in football,” was what we heard from those wise old men. I personally [...]
When I first started my coaching career, I was a single man. Obviously, I dealt with a lot of parents who would introduce me to their kids and seeing if I could get them better for their sports. Not every parent was the overzealous one you read articles about. They are really in the minority, [...]
When we first meet our athletes, we have them fill out a mini food log. It only covers three days, but it is enough to enlighten us to the fact that most of you, your eating stinks! What some of you eat before games, usually makes me nauseous. I’m sure at one time I might [...]
Has your child shown a keen interest in weightlifting? The average 14-16 year old can’t complete 20 unbroken pushups, hold a static squat or perform any of the typical bodyweight movements properly. It can be difficult working with untrained kids. Whether you’re a parent or coach working with kids interested in weightlifting, caution should be [...]
Fall sports season looms around the corner; that was quite fast, wasn’t it? Other than football and cheerleading, more sports are on the list including indoor swimming, lacrosse and fall baseball among others. For the young athletes, all they have to do is brush up on the basics and do a few drills to get [...]
Are your kids passionate about sports? They probably spend a great deal of time and energy training for competitions. You should do your part to ensure that they can perform at their best by providing them with the right nutrition. Fuel for competitions With competitions around the corner, athletes set goals that they want to [...]
Most parents complain that the coach did not give their child enough exposure to guarantee placement in a college team. However, this is not the role of the coach but of the parent. The coach’s role is to make sure that the full potential of your child is pulled out of them and then to [...]
Times have changed in young athlete coaching. The sports parent today is under more pressure from all angles. It is understandable as a parent that you want the best for your child in the field and life. Here are some valuable suggestions you can use to guarantee success in your child’s sports training: Temper your [...]
Parents often wonder how young is too young to begin the recruiting process? The truth is, these days, recruiters are watching budding sports stars at younger ages than ever before. Recruiters check out games and players as young as those who are in Little League, or youth football leagues. So the bottom line is, it’s [...]