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Building The Agility Toolbox
Are you giving your athletes the right tools to succeed? Many times when I talk about agility training to my athletes, I explain to them that I am trying to give them a set of “tools” to help them to...
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The Athletic Position For Sports
The Athletic Position No matter what sport the athlete plays I’ve always been a big believer in teaching them the role of the athletic position (or stance) while training them. It plays a huge role...
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Simple Games for Developing Young Athletes
My wife and I were helping at church this weekend and the kids were playing “red light, green light“. As I watched the kids play, I realized how much value simple games like this have. The game...
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Plan Management
Sometimes you've got to go to plan "b" A Kink In The Plan Have you ever been several weeks into a team’s off-season training program a new kid suddenly shows up? Sometimes its a kid that has moved...
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Don’t Skip The In-Season Training Program
Sometimes sports coaches amaze me. Over and over again, I see them emphasize the off-season training program. They push the kids to lift, run, and lift some more. While most of these programs are...
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Post Season Recovery For Athletes – Why?
Do you think they might need some recovery time after a season of plays like this? I’m a huge believer in athletes getting a chance to rest and recover after a season is over. I’ve seen too many times...
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How Important Is Landing In Preventing ACL Injuries?
No question that it will go fast. But how does it stop without crashing? I have previously written about the role of a proper landing in the prevention of ACL injuries. I thought that I would expand...
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All Of The Above
Which athletic skill is most important? Speed, agility, balance, coordination, strength, power, flexibility? It seems like a simple question, but there really isn’t a simple one-size-fits-all...
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