You have to be serious with swimming, dedicate yourself to it and be absolutely committed to achieving things and becoming the best version of yourself as a swimmer that you can possibly be. Sometimes, having an intense desire for something can actually be a bad thing. I’m sure you love swimming. I’m sure it’s something […]

Earning a scholarship is wonderful. If your child is fortunate enough to get one, you have every right to be proud and happy. When my kids were little and new to our swim team, we never thought about college scholarships. After all, we didn’t know if our kids would stick through one season of swimming, […]

“Over time you keep doing a skill set and you build a foundation. You just keep building and building and its part of your system. Part of your game. It sticks with you.” If Houston Texans wide receiver Braxton Miller were in charge of the youth sports universe, kids would love practice because it would […]

To access their skills within that sport that they can no longer play competitively and use them in other aspects of life to succeed. “Where is the fun in life if there is no challenge?”  Those words ring true more Division I hockey player Andrew Mayer. The Ferris State University senior’s middle name should be GRIT! His […]

Teams with athletic personnel can run the nickel defense more often if the additional defensive back is big and strong enough to play closer to the line of scrimmage but athletic enough to drop into coverage. The nickel defense in football refers to a lineup with five defensive backs, and the dime package features six […]

This is how distance athletes get faster. Do all of this while continuing to slowly improve the aerobic energy system through mostly continuous runs of varying lengths and intensity. The 800-meter run is considered the shortest of the distance races in track and field. While it is half the length of the 1,600-meter run, it retains […]

You should always include some form of high power output movements such as jumps or medicine ball throws The answer to this is quite complex, as speed is a physical quality an athlete gains through a variety of proxy measurements, the most relevant for hockey players including: – Genetics – Training age – Warm up […]

As many teams do, Peters said his team also comes up with baserunning games as well to help the girls further develop that underrated aspect of the game. They often can be tiresome and repetitive, which is why an underrated component for coaches is to keep practices interesting and fun to not only make athletes […]

You’ll never really know until you attempt training completely, for a reasonable amount of time. A full season training package is a reasonable amount of time. Coaches offer all sorts of different training packages options for athletes. Some offer one session, some offer 10, and some offer packages designed for more consistent training. On my coaching […]

As a parent, set the example at home but also show them examples, ideally in sports, where a leader has demonstrated leadership traits. Is leadership taught or is it something we’re born with? It’s a tough question, but it’s a little of both. There is no set “leadership” personality type, and leaders come in all […]