This is not to say it’s easy to advance in this game, but the confidence you need to get there comes from believing you can and taking the steps to attain it. Just go and talk to him. This is what I had to tell myself a few times in the dugout of a big […]

If you do this workout right, you’re going to have an immediate respect for what type of impact body weight training can have on your hockey performance Training with no equipment puts you in a unique position, you can either: 1 – Get an excellent workout in while still making it fit the demands of […]

Learn to understand that you will think negatively at some point. It’s an automatic response from your brain. But how we react to a negative thought defines its effect on us. It’s no secret that hitting a baseball is up there as one of the most difficult things you can do as a human being. […]

Centerbacks typically remain in defensive positions while the fullbacks are responsible for contributing to the attack and defense as mentioned before. The 4-2-3-1 is perhaps the most balanced and universally used formation in the modern game. It provides teams with adequate structure to defend effectively and quickly transition moving forward. The 4-2-3-1 is most often […]

The fact is our eyes (and brains) have an amazing ability to adjust to our surroundings, and to take in and process information while we are on the move. If they didn’t our species would have died off a long time ago. When you spend as much time as I do around batting cages, one […]

During my children’s age group years, there were always a few parents that I didn’t “get.” During my children’s age group years, there were always a few parents that I didn’t “get.” We were an overzealous swim family and once both my kids decided they wanted to be year-round swimmers, we dove in. We were supportive in […]

It’s so important that we fuel our bodies right if we want to be the healthiest and best hockey players that we can be, and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Parents, I’m not telling you something you don’t already know. The game of hockey can get really expensive when you start adding everything […]

If the offensive player gets the rebound, the defender has to do five push-ups. They get the message soon about the importance of boxing out. This drill stresses boxing out and rebounding, as well as low post offensive power moves. This is a good drill for your inside post players. Have three players under the […]

Swimming is evolving so rapidly right now. From new dryland methods to advances in technique, the sport is changing by the day. Don’t cut the corners with your training. When analyzing the sport of swimming, you’ll notice that there are very few times a swimmer will pass below 90 degrees in a squat-like pattern. When […]

Encourage your child to think through all the options before quitting, and never make a decision in the heated emotion of the moment. When youth sports gets hard, it’s no surprise that kids are tempted to quit. Nobody likes facing difficulty and through 22 years of being a sports mom, there were numerous occasions when our […]