Issues & Advice

If you’re focusing too much on the end result and not enjoying the path it takes to get there, you’re going to miss the best part of being an athlete. If you watched any of this year’s Winter Olympics, the name Adam Rippon probably sounds familiar. His fun, contagious, quirky personality swiftly stole the hearts […]

Recent research has shown that static stretching can reduce the force and power the muscle can generate and that this impaired function can last for over one hour. If you have been to sport science presentation lately, it is likely that you have heard some information about dynamic warm-up and flexibility training. This is an […]

If a team’s budget is dependent upon hosting meets, then it’s essential everyone helps out. Swimming has more parent involvement than many other sports — especially if you have a team that relies on hosting meets for some of its budget. How do teams encourage parents to volunteer and make sure it’s not the same […]

But in the end, you want to know you did everything you could to be successful. If you’re going to fail, fail doing your best. In my last post, I talked about the need for players to take personal responsibility when it comes to playing time. The idea is to control things you can control, like your […]

Right hand to left hand and remember to finish each side equally. Don’t let your form slip. It is the best skill for swimming straight. “It is only with the heart one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye” – The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery Your nemeses . . […]

Coaches need to make sure each player knows their position and responsibilities during situational play. Coaches need to make sure each player knows their position and responsibilities during situational play.  Coaching a team on any level is far from easy. There are countless hours spent off the field thinking about and working on your craft. […]

For me, hockey has always been much more than a game. It’s a place you can go to forget about everything in the world for a while, where there’s no pain and no problems. Everything is just pure fun. The stuff I want to talk about isn’t easy. So I’m going to start with a […]

Dad, what have we learned about ourselves? And more importantly, how are we applying what we’ve learned? It was only his first year coaching his son’s T-ball team, and this dad was already at the end of his rope. He was frustrated and losing patience with the kids on the team. He’d played baseball at […]

If you hold your wrist back as you prepare for shots, you are able to align the strings so that they contact the ball sooner. You’ll thus hit the ball much earlier, the contact point out in front of your body. Are you a tennis player looking to up your game? These tennis tips and […]