STACK Velocity Sports Performance
The Ridiculous Work Ethic That Propelled Julie Johnston To USWNT Stardom
The U.S. Women’s National Team has dominated international soccer for the last 25 years. Thanks to young stars like Julie Johnston, they probably won’t be slowing down any time soon. [...]
From Good to Great: How Hard Work and Good Nutrition Landed Two High School Ballers at their Dream Schools
Iona Prep (New Rochelle, New York) teammates Matt Ryan and Ty Jerome were already good basketball players when they first stepped into the STACK Velocity Sports Performance Center in Westchester, [...]
Running Down the Dream: Hard Work and Dedication Propel Prep Star to MLB Draft
As cliché as it might sound, consistency and a strong work ethic are truly the ingredients of success. Want proof? Look no further than Tyler Phillips. Phillips—a 6-foot-5, 195-pound pitcher [...]
Preventing ACL Injuries in Soccer Players
Soccer is an incredibly fast and dynamic game. Players are constantly sprinting, decelerating and changing direction to make plays on the pitch. All this movement can place serious stress on [...]
Developing Soccer-Specific Speed
Soccer players must develop all aspects of speed to be successful on the pitch. Max velocity sprints may be the most obvious form of speed, but soccer is mostly played [...]
Fine-Tuning Soccer Sprint Speed
Since sprints in soccer are typically under 40 yards, do you really need to bother with developing your max velocity mechanics? After all, the research from track says most 100-meter [...]
Why Agility Is Critical for Soccer Players
Sprinting speed is very important, but soccer isn’t a track meet. It’s not a linear game, and elite soccer players have great agility in addition to blazing straight-ahead speed. Agility [...]
How to Build Soccer-Specific Conditioning
Every soccer player, coach and parent recognizes that in a 90-minute game, stamina is important. The question, though, is what does stamina mean? What is fitness? Stamina is the capacity [...]
Above and Beyond: STACK Velocity Sports Performance San Diego
Michael Leone’s body didn’t match his ambition. Standing just under six feet tall and weighing about 135 pounds, Leone, a skilled hockey player preparing for his senior year of high [...]
Inside the Athlete Factory
On the field, Gardner Minshew has everything that makes college coaches salivate. The quarterback at Brandon High School in the Magnolia State’s tough Class 6A is a field general with [...]
