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Five Strength Training Exercises to Improve Swimming Performance
June 2, 2023
Weight training is often a highly debated topic in the world of swimming. While there is no clear-cut right or wrong answer to whether or not weights are beneficial for developing swimmers, many year-round programs don’t even use weight training. Therefore, swimmers typically are not exposed to the weight room until college. For college swimmers, weight training […]
Proper Body Alignment Leads to Faster Swimming
June 2, 2023
Here’s the kicker though — human muscle sinks and fat floats. So if you’re a more built swimmer, it’ll be harder for you to keep yourself up at the surface versus someone who spends less time at the gym. Proper Body Alignment leads to faster swimming — but how exactly do you do it? In […]
Practice Tracking the Near Hip With the Approach Drill
June 2, 2023
When the hip drops on a ball carrier, normally some sort of move is coming. By practicing tracking the near hip and coming to balance when it drops, the tackler is preparing to adjust to any moves from the ball carrier. The approach drill is getting attention across the country as one of the top […]
Beginner Boxing Tips
June 2, 2023
Switch boxing stances. Changing which foot is in front helps the boxer become more versatile and able to switch tactics when required. Find a good gym with experienced boxing coaches. Your number one priority when boxing has to be safety. Work constantly on cardiovascular training. Running, cycling and skipping are great ways for boxers to […]
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How Does Mental Toughness Work?
June 2, 2023
As if the athlete doesn’t know that he or she screwed up and thinking long and hard about how they’re going to fix the problem. All your doing is increasing the anxiety and hurting the athlete’s ability to perform next time. What is mental toughness? It is being focused, confidence, determined and resilient especially under […]
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Weight Gain Tips For Athletes
June 2, 2023
Why do some athletes need to gain weight? Some athletes need more calories to gain weight or maintain their weight. For example, you may need to maintain your weight for endurance sports because of the large amount of calories you burn. Endurance sports include running, swimming and biking over long time periods or distances. Weight gain […]
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First Day of Football Practice Plan
June 2, 2023
Our conditioning is broken up in two phases, play sprints and then suicides. We will line our offense up and run through our Jet Sweep and Jet Power play but have them sprint 20 yards. We will switch the kids every other play. It’s that time of the year again, it’s football season! My seasons […]
Eight Swimmers on How the Sport Has Stuck With Them
Eight Swimmers on How the Sport Has Stuck With Them
June 2, 2023
“Swimming is all about friends. You retire from the sport, but you keep your swim friends forever.” If you’ve ever been a swimmer, you know that it’s not just a sport. It’s a lifestyle. A lifestyle that, if you’re committed, pushes you to your limits and changes you as a person. We asked eight swimmers […]
Responsible Pregame Preparation
June 2, 2023
All through your life you will have to make decisions about when to treat yourself and when to discipline yourself. It’s important to have a balance. Kids will be kids. They’ll want to eat a lot of sugar. They’ll stay up late playing video games at sleepovers. They’ll struggle with prioritizing and time management. As […]
Volleyball Drills to Do at Home
June 2, 2023
When receiving a ball, whether from a serve or an attack, your decision as a receiver is whether to absorb the ball or generate pace on the ball. VOLLEYBALL DRILLS TO DO AT HOME Want to get your skills to a new level? Establish a routine of drills you can do at home. Do these on […]
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