Training
The Importance Of Cross Training For Youth And High School Athletes
As sport’s seasons quickly become year-round, it can be easy to forget to make time for other activities. Especially ones that make us work in new ways. Spending an entire [...]
The Biggest Mistake in Youth Strength Training Programs
Between the few hundred junior hockey players I've coached over the past years, I've noticed a common trend that keeps repeating itself like a horrid...
The Signs of a Torn Meniscus and How to Fix It
The knee is an incredible joint. It can straighten and bend while supporting your body weight—or more if you’re lifting weight—and handle the stress of athletic movements such as sprinting [...]
Soccer Tryouts: 5 Tips to Increase Your Odds of Making the Team
New team. New season. New teammates. New coaches. For many players, the first practice of every soccer season is a new beginning. If you are moving up to the high [...]
3 Ways Youth Basketball Players Waste Their Offseason
Summer is such a great time of the year, especially for youth athletes and coaches who work with them. This is the time of year when so much improvement can [...]
Internal Shoulder Impingement in the Baseball Population
Three words that a baseball player never wants to hear. Internal shoulder impingement can be one of the most debilitating and frustrating injuries for baseball players, especially pitchers. The Shoulder [...]
5 Steps for Maximizing Youth Training Programs
Introducing strength and conditioning programs to youth athletes will do more than help them in their sport.
3 Surefire Methods for Increasing Your Basketball Shooting Percentage
You already know how to shoot. You've mastered your basic form and have gotten comfortable with utilizing it during games. But your shooting percentage isn't as high as you'd like. [...]
How To Add Inches To Your Vertical Jump
Improving your vertical jump requires working on strength training and plyometrics to improve reaction, speed, and power.
Why Soccer Players Need Rotational Power (and How to Build it)
If you want to be the best soccer player possible, you need rotational power. While I am all for Squats, Lunge variations, Pull-ups, Push-ups and Deadlifts for building maximal strength, [...]
