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Building Athletes: The Next Step
Building Athletes – The First Step was the introduction to this three-part series about creating a world-class athlete. Beyond the previously spoken “God-given gifts”, all athletes can be molded and developed into higher-level athletes. The IYCA stated in a recent post that only 20% of the “Advanced Athletes” younger than 10 will maintain that status…
Building Athletes: The First Step
Building a world-class athlete is not an easy task. It takes years of hard work, practice, and to be honest, luck. But when speaking of World-class athletes, it truly is predetermined by Genetics and “God-given gifts”. This being said, there are numerous ways to maximize the abilities of young athletes to enable success even at…
Are We Failing as Strength and Conditioning Practitioners?
With all of the education and research which has been poured into the Strength and Conditioning field over the past twenty years; injury trends in sports continue to be static or rising. If we continue to copy the great trainers in the field, we will never grow or advance our field. The FMS and other…
Prepare, Pitch and Preserve
One claim of Baseball is “We are the sport without a clock.” With this being a basic building block of the sport, the game is generally viewed as being one of slow pace with intermittent action. However, fans, players, parents and coaches may not be aware that Baseball is in possession of the highest angular…
Better, Faster, Stronger without Training
Recovery is a major factor in reaching optimal performance. With this in mind, it is also a much neglected area of training. The old adage “work when everyone else is sleeping” has sparked athletes to out-work their opponents. While the idea is sound, the implementation into the daily rigors of life, school/work and training remain…