Speed And Agility
Run and Sprint Faster When Your Hips are in this Position
It is not your fault. No one ever showed you the correct hip position. You just run, sprint, and move from your basic instincts. However, let's get you on track [...]
Soccer Players Need to Hit the Brakes
When I played baseball in high school, I always dreaded pre-season conditioning. It was brutal and endless. We did every kind of sprint, jump, and stair running you can imagine. [...]
The Power of Play
It’s been said over the past few years that early specialization is leading to burnout and injury. For instance, this study surveyed specialized youth basketball players who only play basketball [...]
Try These Challenging Cone Drills to Boost Your Speed and Agility
Comfortable spring temperatures are ideal for athletes to exercise in the great outdoors after spending the winter months training inside gyms. Besides reaping the healthful benefits of fresh air and [...]
4 Simple Ways to Build Stronger, More Resilient Hamstrings
Hamstring muscle injuries are extremely common among athletes. They cause significant loss of training and competition time and have a high probability (between 12% and 31%) to recur. A whopping [...]
3 Steps to Help Young Athletes Get Fast, Faster
If you train athletes, then you know Ball is Life. That's to say playing the sport is frequently prioritized over-preparing to play the sport. Of course physical preparation increases performance [...]
Fun Ways Youth Athletes Can Master 5 Fundamental Movements
Let us think back to childhood. What were the most invigorating and enthralling memories that bring on nostalgia? I remember feeling the most carefree and in my element when I [...]
Fun in the Sun: 5 Sand Drills That’ll Make You Better This Summer
The weather is warming up, and you probably want to get out of your dark, smelly weight room and into some sunshine. Sand training is not only a fantastic tool [...]
4 Training Insights to Create Better Youth Hockey Players
I have coached hockey players from pros all the way down to 8-year-olds. While I currently work mostly with high school, college and men's players, what happens at the youth [...]
How Every Athlete Can Become More Powerful For Their Sport
Every athlete from every sport will benefit from becoming more powerful, more explosive. From football to golf, lacrosse to swimming, and gymnastics to ultimate frisbee, there are moments in the [...]