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Three Softball Drills You Can Do Indoors
June 2, 2023
Focus on proper form and technique. It’s an easy way to get some quality pitching reps in even if you have no one to catch for you. One of my personal favorite pitching drills to do inside is pitching with socks. I learned this from Bill Hillhouse. Find a mirror or any other reflective surface. A […]
Swimming … What I Know Now
June 2, 2023
Coaches, athletes and officials should never underestimate the power and influence kindness can be for others, especially when we truly never know what an individual may be going through. I never knew that when I jumped into the pool for the first time at age 5 that swimming would have such a profound and lifelong […]
Girls’ Softball Practice Tips From a World Series-Winning Coach
June 2, 2023
The goal of working on all of those game situations and others during softball practice drills is to ensure that his team is ready for whatever should come its way in a game. Championships aren’t entirely won on the field. While that may be where the final product has to perform, the foundation for that […]
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Fueling Your Body for Top Performance
June 2, 2023
It makes it difficult to get a proper meal in because you’re playing this game and then warming up for the next and it requires a lot of planning in advance to make good decisions with nutrition when you’re in that setting. Let’s set the scene: It’s championship Sunday and you’re coming through the losers […]
Dedication, Diversity and Talent
June 2, 2023
As anyone in the youth hockey world knows, the players and the families both need to be dedicated to make the season work. In the recent years ice hockey in California has taken off. Players from the state are getting drafted and playing in the NHL at a rate that I am sure that the […]
Three Pros and Cons of Small and Large Teams
June 2, 2023
There may not be the bond of a small team where all the swimmers know each other, their siblings and parents. When parents are researching teams for their kids, there are many factors to consider. One is location, the coaches, if the team’s goals and objectives match their swimmer’s — and also the size of […]
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Offseason Training for Soccer
June 2, 2023
Wear an ipod or music player while training by yourself! It gets lonely and sometimes un inspiring training on your own!  When your season ends you should first take a week or two off. Let your body rest up and your mind be refreshed. Watch more movies then usual, read books, rest and relax. Sounds crazy […]
Pitch Smart Risk Factors
June 2, 2023
Pitchers should refrain from throwing for at least two to three months per year and avoid competitive pitching for at least four months per year. In 2014, USA Baseball and MLB teamed up to establish Pitch Smart, a series of practical, age-appropriate guidelines to help parents, players and coaches avoid overuse injuries and foster long, […]
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Hockey Weight Training
June 2, 2023
Stride length training offers hockey players the chance to have their “breakout” year because if they have never trained it properly before, this type of training can turn a good athlete into a great athlete. It’s very well established in sports science that getting stronger can improve your overall functional outputs and lead to an […]
Letter to My Younger Self
June 2, 2023
Yes, my body is failing. But my mind is not giving up. The way I look at it is, as I lose physical abilities, that strength doesn’t leave me. It just gets transferred Dear 22-year-old Tim, I want to tell you some things I think you, a senior linebacker at Penn State, should know — […]
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