What You Need To Perform AWESOME Workouts At Home

The new normal now is to social distance yourself from everyone except who you live with in your immediate household.  If you go somewhere else where there are people, be prepared to walk around in your bubble suit. That being said, this takes you away from the gym and any type of working out with [...] The post What You Need To Perform AWESOME Workouts At Home appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 6 April 2020 | 8:04 pm

You Can’t Blame “Not Improving” On The Coronavirus

This pandemic has affected so many facets of our society.  I know and get that, but I’m going to talk about the cancellation of sports and the young athletes that it affects. I am a speed and strength coach, so you don’t want me analyzing the economy correct? School sports are suspended or cancelled.  Club [...] The post You Can’t Blame “Not Improving” On The Coronavirus appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 30 March 2020 | 7:16 pm

I’m Amazed About How Much Sleep Affects Your Recovery

The Whoop Band is a remarkable piece of equipment.  If you have read some of my posts recently, you’ve seen me mention it.  I’m fascinated by all the data it collects. The simplest way to explain what it does is that it takes the data it collects to determine how much strain your body has [...] The post I’m Amazed About How Much Sleep Affects Your Recovery appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 3 February 2020 | 10:02 pm

Why Should You Have Success If You Can’t Visualize It

The baseball hall of fame announcements were made last week and Derek Jeter, not surprisingly, made it his first time on the ballot. When hearing anecdotes about Jeter, one of the recurring themes was how confident he was in his ability to get the job done.  He felt he was going to have success each [...] The post Why Should You Have Success If You Can’t Visualize It appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 28 January 2020 | 10:08 pm

Some Running Mechanics Can Be Fixed By Working On The Big Toe

You ever watch someone run right at you and notice the running mechanics might be slightly out of sorts.  Maybe the athlete runs bowlegged or the feet angle out or in. Sometimes, this can be structural and there is nothing you can do about it.  Meaning, the legs were developed this way and you can’t [...] The post Some Running Mechanics Can Be Fixed By Working On The Big Toe appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 20 January 2020 | 9:43 pm

The New Indicator To How Hard You Can Push Your Athlete

The more I’m researching about training for your athletes, the more excited I get about the information that is out there for them.  I’ve recently stumbled across something that I had heard about, but really knew very little about it. It is Heart Rate Variability or HRV for short. What is Heart Rate Variability? HRV [...] The post The New Indicator To How Hard You Can Push Your Athlete appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 17 January 2020 | 10:44 am

Can’t Find The Right Club Team For Your Athlete… Try A Virtual Coach

This may be a whacky idea, but I’ve been thinking about this idea for club sports for a while.  Maybe it is more specifically for club track or individualized sports, but what about a virtual coach or club for your travel sports? Let’s take my sport, track, for example because I’m not quite sure this [...] The post Can’t Find The Right Club Team For Your Athlete… Try A Virtual Coach appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 31 December 2019 | 8:10 am

This Technology That Lebron Uses Will Make Your Training So Much More Effective

Last year around this time, I wrote about some amazing technology that could advance your training.  It was called the Oura Ring.  The premise is that with today’s technology you can more accurately pinpoint the optimal time to train and maximize that window. I did not pursue the Oura Ring because I just am not [...] The post This Technology That Lebron Uses Will Make Your Training So Much More Effective appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 24 December 2019 | 5:55 am

This One Drill Will Dramatically Improve Your Block Start

The block start in track can be one of the most difficult things to master.  It takes many, many practices to understand how to explode out of the blocks and use it to your advantage. I’ve had some athletes that just can’t pick it up.  We end up just having them stand as opposed to [...] The post This One Drill Will Dramatically Improve Your Block Start appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 17 December 2019 | 7:43 am

Improving Your First Step In Soccer

I’ve heard it many a time from parents. “Once little Johnny gets up to speed, he is pretty fast.  It is getting there that is the problem.” The first step is huge in sports, especially in soccer.  You need every advantage you can get to get to the ball before your opponent.  Soccer is typically [...] The post Improving Your First Step In Soccer appeared first on Young Athlete Hub.

Posted on: 10 December 2019 | 8:22 am