Don’t bother to find out why — or what happened. After you’ve expressed your frustration about the coach to your swimmer, tell your child you’re going to have a word with the coach. During 15 years as a swim mom, I’ve watched parents make mistakes with the best of intentions. Maybe there are perfect swim parents […]

Getting teens to read isn’t always the easiest task. It can be made a whole lot easier though if your child finds the book’s subject interesting. If you have children who enjoy sports, there is a good chance they will like at least a few of these. We’ve put together a list of 10 great sports-themed […]

The more you practice your shot, the better shooter you will become. Practice until you become dominant at the skills that you want to add to your game. What does it mean to be a dominant basketball player? It means being a player who truly leaves an impact on the game. Use this mentality and these […]

Don’t compare your swimmer to others on the team. There’s no positive outcome for anyone by doing this. I will confess. I haven’t been the perfect swim parent. I’ve learned from my mistakes, plus from watching other parents. If you’re an involved swim parent, you’ve seen interesting days on the pool deck, with new parents and more […]

To execute an awesome push and glide, swimmers must understand how deep they should go. In order to give you a solid answer on that, we need to explain a little bit about Force Plates. What is Normal ‘Ready’ Position? Normal “ready” position is defined as: Swimmers’ feet and knees are shoulder width apart, one hand should […]

So, some agility training or agility related movements can be beneficial not only for agility (obviously), but also for body composition enhancement. Welcome to the Hockey Agility Training guide. This is a comprehensive guide to hockey agility and learning how you can properly train your agility to translate to becoming more agile on the ice and […]

According to studies of experienced adult soccer players, heading can generate impact forces almost equivalent to those of a helmet-to-helmet football tackle. The question of whether young children should use their heads on the soccer field has been a contentious one in recent years. In 2015, U.S. Youth Soccer, the organization that oversees most of […]

These two plays are a dangerous combination because they can force the defense to respect the full width of the field. The Runway Formation is a great formation for getting the ball in the hands of a dynamic receiver. The set up of the formation is designed to create a great surface for running the […]

The winger who has not received the pass is allowed to run into the box and support the attacking team to score from the other winger’s cross. The wingers game shows the advantage of having width in your team’s play. The game is played for two halves with each team being given the wingers for […]

One of the most common mistakes when learning to play tennis is learning the basic groundstroke technique from the start, which means that the player is being taught to make a full turn and execute a full swing at the ball. When tennis beginners start learning to play, they first need to learn basic forehand […]