If the defense is in some sort of quarters or even coverage when number two comes across the formation it can have the effect of taking the safeties’ eyes in and he will lose track of number one. One of the easiest ways to keep things simple in the passing game is through the use […]

Studies show that being physically active through football lowers body fat, strengthens muscles and increases the likelihood of continuing good health habits later in life. Football is blue-collar America. It’s working class, working together. In this game – America’s favorite game – there are no isolation plays that cast a team aside. Nor are there […]

A full push up performed on the floor is much easier than performing push ups with your hands up on a bench or when you are on your knees instead of your feet. A lot of people think that bodyweight-only training is too basic and that you are severely restricted in the results you can […]

Even if you are a budding young pitcher, taking good care of your arm with graded training and playing is an essential strategy for longevity. Comprehensive training programs for individual sports are often “periodized.” That is, they are broken into three or four phases over the year, with each phase concentrating on a particular fitness […]

Scan the body language of each player immediately following an error. This will tell you who is fully engaged and who isn’t. Coaches are frequently consumed with their own self-anointed routines, content to stay within their scripted behavioral paradigms. If you think you might be one of those coaches, here’s a suggestion: Next time your […]

When we see our kids are giving it their all, let them know how proud we are. Letting our kids know that we value effort and hard work will encourage them to keep trying. Two outstanding traits of swimmers are perseverance and grit. We hear those words tossed around the pool deck, but what exactly […]

Cazenovia High School sophomore Jake Tobin had about 200 meters left to go in the boys’ junior varsity race during Saturday’s Auburn invitational when another runner passed him. The other runner – Luke Fortner, a Fairport High School senior who is legally blind  – passed Tobin as they were running up the final steep hill […]

How can you work with your child to find which activity is best for them? Start by explaining to your child they need to take part in some activity. Work with your partner to create a list of options you both agree on and see what interests your child. Once your child makes their pick, […]

When it comes to soccer, the obvious action is to get the ball into the goal, but the defense also plays a critical role in the game, if not now, but when the children get older. If you are looking to introduce your preschooler to the world of kids’ sports, soccer is a great game to […]

So, it’s okay to do things that you don’t really love every day. You know, you don’t have to be real passionate about it sometimes for it to be meaningful and important.” Former bodybuilding champion John Brown has the winning formula for raising great athletes. All three of his sons earned Division I football scholarships […]