Adventure Themed Programming Ideas For Young Athletes
Programming Ideas For Young Athletes By Dave Gleason Without a doubt, the most popular game amongst our youngest athletes (Discovery 6-9 years) is the Pirate Game. Many Athletic Revolution...
View ArticleHas the ‘Biggest Loser’ Jumped the Shark?
Childhood Obesity Tackled By The ‘Biggest Loser’ By Dave Gleason On September 4th 2012 the Associated Press Reported that in the shows 14th season “The Biggest Loser” will have children between...
View ArticleThrow Out Your Scale and Enjoy The Ride
Youth Fitness: Throw Out Your Scale and Enjoy The Ride By Kyle Brown Imagine yourself out in the park, with a basketball in hand, playing an impromptu game with friends. You’re laughing, smiling,...
View ArticleResistance Bands and Olympic Lifting
By Dave Schmitz Wil Fleming recently wrote a very powerful article on “Why Olympic Lifts” that I found very thought provoking. I agree with Wil that when you begin to discuss Olympic lifting with...
View ArticleSpecialization
By Wil Fleming As coaches we no doubt know about the pitfalls of early specialization when it comes to young athletes. Despite much evidence that early specialization can lead to higher levels of...
View Article3 Lessons From The NFL Combine
By Jim Herrick This upcoming weekend, most of the nation’s top pro football prospects will gather in Indianapolis for the 2013 NFL Combine. It is what the league refers to as a ’4 day job interview’,...
View ArticleFlexibility and Mobility for Young Athletes
Flexibility vs. Mobility in Youth Fitness Programs By Mike Robertson What is the difference between Flexibility and Mobility? I’ve always used the Bill Hartman definitions; they go something like this:...
View ArticleAre We Really Getting Stronger?
Is Your Youth Strength Training Program All Hype? By Mike McGurn All sports I can think of require basic strength levels, and strength training has recently become a much sought after attribute in the...
View ArticleHow Do You Assess Student Fitness Levels?
Alex Slezak – M.Ed, YFS, YSAS, HSSCS Often I see physical education programs comparing student data to norms or standards and then inferring if a student is healthy or not. I have no problem with...
View ArticleAwaken the Sleeping Giant
By Alex Slezak – M.Ed, YFS, YSAS, HSSCS A while ago I wrote an article entitled There is a Sleeping Giant Among Us. The article basically stated that Physical Education programs in our schools are just...
View ArticleHow to Become a Strength and Conditioning Coach
Opportunities Abound—Consider Your Strengths By Jim Kielbaso The field of strength and conditioning has exploded over the past 10-15 years, and more people are wondering how to become a strength and...
View ArticleOverworked and Underpaid
Overworked, Underpaid and…Exhausted? If you are reading this, it’s fair to assume it is because you answered “yes” to at least one part of that question. Let’s be honest here, most of us feel this way...
View ArticlePushing Power in Athletics
When it comes to developing the ability to push someone around, a skill necessary for almost every team based sport, there isn’t a better training tool than the push-up. I’m sure there are plenty of...
View ArticleWhat Coaches Must Be, Have, & Do to Make a Difference
There are many reasons to become a sport performance coach. Whether it is an undeniable passion for working with kids, a need to fulfill a void that you never had during your athletic years, an...
View ArticleBands for 6-13 Year Olds
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View ArticlePlyometrics for Youth Athletes
Part 1. What are Plyometrics? Plyometrics is a popular term used in the strength and conditioning field. Many strength coaches implement “plyometrics” into their programs to improve power and...
View ArticleMonitoring Part 2- Monitoring Tools That Every Coach Needs
In Part 1 of this blog I discussed why we monitor and considerations for monitoring your athletes. Part 2 is going to deal with how we monitor at the high school level. Monitoring can be an expensive...
View ArticleBaseball Season is a Marathon – Not a Sprint
As baseball season is well underway in most areas of the country, youth athletes across the country are dusting off gloves and bats and have geared their arms up for the spring season. At any age,...
View Article3 Ways to Optimize Performance of the Mind
Optimizing Performance of the Mind Get three case-study examples and mental toughness tips from Sport Psychology Expert, Dr. Haley Perlus…for FREE! Who else wouldn’t want the ability to help athletes...
View Article5 Injury Myths You Need to Know
Injury Myths: What You Need to Know Does it just seem that some people are more injury prone than others? I know this from personal experience, I was one of them. Perhaps that’s what drove me to become...
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