high school sports
Your Playing Surface Matters
This is a true story. I'm a personal trainer. I worked with an NFL player who had been in the league for 8 years. He worked hard in the offseason, [...]
Tools to Help Parents and Coaches Keep Young Athletes Safe
Every young athlete deserves to be safe, supported, and strengthened. This idea is at the core of what the U.S. Center for SafeSport does in communities across America [...]
The Coach Testimonial: A Powerful Tool with College Recruiting
The college recruiting process can be exhilarating and uplifting, especially when your plan is working on all cylinders. Consequently, even the best-executed projects can run into roadblocks or even stall [...]
Teach Before You Test
Sports scientists are taught to test subjects before designing an exercise program. This is done so that they can then design a specific program to suit the needs of the [...]
Time to Hire Your Own Coach
Behind every great performer, there are great coaches. There is no Jordan without Jackson, no Brady without Belichick, no Tennessee without Summit, and no UCLA basketball without Wooden. Great athletes [...]
The Importance of Deceleration for Sports – Part 2
In part #1, you were shown some of the foundational reasons why deceleration is so critical to both your short-term and long-term health and performance capacity, and now you will [...]
How to Build a Balanced Body to Withstand Intensity in Sports
First things first, understand the more you compound force and intensity on top of misalignment, dysfunctional movement, poor stability, or imbalance, it leads to strain or injury. So, you need [...]
Baseball Off-Season Strength Training Guide
After the season, it is best to take a few weeks off to relax and recover. However, you don’t want to sit around and become deconditioned. In any event, you [...]
Set Training Techniques for All Athletes
There is currently no shortage of exercises available on the open training market today. Like most things related to the training industry, it's more than safe to say that we [...]
The Importance of Deceleration for Sports – Part 1
When it comes to staying healthy and performing at an ultra-high level, regardless of the type of sport you compete in, there is zero doubt being able to decelerate properly [...]