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True Effort Comes From Accountability
June 2, 2023
Long-term success in anything comes from individuals who have learned accountability for their actions and do not seek to blame others for their shortcomings. Once upon a time, a student was assigned a research paper by his professor. This was a good student who took great pride in his studies and worked very hard to […]
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Olympic Parents Share In the Glory and the Spotlight
June 2, 2023
Whether looking nervous or cheering louder than anyone else around, the parents of Olympic athletes aren't usually hard to spot.
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Do You Know if Your Breaststroke Pullout Slows You Down?
June 2, 2023
The rules for the Breaststroke pullout has changed A LOT over the past few years. With Kosuke Kitajima and many other swimmers performing illegal dolphin kicks during the Breaststroke pullouts, it caused some major controversy. With no legal dolphin kick being allowed originally, to now one dolphin kick being permitted prior to the first Breaststroke kick—there’s less than 5 […]
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Hockey In-Season Nutrition Guidelines
June 2, 2023
Today I want to talk about how hockey athletes should be approaching their nutrition in regards to their in-season body composition management and recovery from injury. Why these two topics? Well, body composition (the ratio of lean muscle mass to fat mass) is something a lot of hockey athletes actually regress with quite a bit […]
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Canada’s Mark McMorris’ Journey From Coma to Olympic Bronze
June 2, 2023
In less than one year, Mark McMorris went from being in a medically induced coma to standing on the Olympic medal stand.
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Basketball Offense – Attacking the 2-3 Zone Defense
June 2, 2023
The 2-3 (or 2-1-2) zone defense is the most commonly used zone defense, designed to stop the inside game. The 2-1-2 zone is the same as the 2-3, except that the middle low defender is positioned a little higher in the paint, so the terms can be used interchangeably. Good outside shooting can rip this […]
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Four Olympic Athletes Who Returned from Injury to Victory
June 2, 2023
Some athletes have to overcome unthinkable injuries in order to claim glory. There are plenty of success stories that play out in front of the world during the Olympics. But sometimes the most inspiring examples of athleticism, courage, sportsmanship, and perseverance happen off the field of competition. Some athletes have to overcome unthinkable injuries in […]
Running Back IQ
June 2, 2023
Watching a ton of film, studying defenses and a great deal of experience will definitely assist ball carriers in developing this much-needed running back IQ. So you want to become a running back? Do you have good footwork and agility? How about your speed, size and strength? Although these basic factors can determine if you’re […]
Overcoming the Urge to Aim in Fastpitch Pitching
June 2, 2023
One other thing you may need to do is have the pitcher throw into a screen or net rather than to a catcher. The reason is psychological. One of the most common problems I see when trying to teach fastpitch pitchers to learn to whip the arm through the release zone is overcoming the urge […]
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Improve Your Hockey Speed with this Exercise
June 2, 2023
Take yourself from an externally, heavy loaded movement and then follow suit with a totally unloaded, body weight movement. I better bring some heavy hitting material today if I’m going to open with a headline like that, shouldn’t I? Well, don’t worry about it. I got you covered. Today, I want to discuss the findings […]
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