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How Young Athletes Can Overcome Perfectionism
July 13, 2022We’ve all been there. You’re in the middle of a game, and you miss a shot—or make a mistake that costs your team the game….
9 Tips for Balancing School and Sports in High School
July 12, 2022For high schoolers, academics and athletics often feel like they are at odds with each other. You may be passionate about playing a sport, but…
5 Ways Top Hockey Players Prepare in the Off-Season
July 8, 2022The off-season isn’t the time to slack off and let your hockey skills erode. If you want to come back stronger and more prepared than…
Returning to Sport After an Injury
July 7, 2022As an athlete, before you had an injury, your body was prepared for sport-specific forces, velocities, and impacts. Pre-injury, your joints were healthy and your…
Slow-Twitch vs Fast-Twitch Muscle Fiber
July 6, 2022What are Muscle Fibers? Skeletal muscles are made up of fibers. A fiber is the smallest unit of a muscle that can contract. Muscle fibers…
How to Become Faster with Speed Training
July 5, 2022Do you ever feel like you’ve plateaued when it comes to your movement speed, or that your body just doesn’t react as quickly as you’d…
Why Movement Training Makes Stronger Athletes
July 1, 2022When young athletes focus on mastering movement skills and patterns, they are building a broad foundation that will make them faster, stronger, more powerful, and…
Why Speed and Strength Training is Essential for Softball Players
June 30, 2022Focusing on speed and strength training during early athletic development can give young players a significant competitive advantage. Speed training is particularly important for youth…
Why Young Athletes Should Avoid Early Sport Specialization
June 29, 2022While early sport specialization can help with skill development, it can also be detrimental. Early specialization in a single sport can lead to overuse injuries,…
What is Explosive Power and Why Does it Matter?
June 27, 2022You may have come across the term “explosive power” in relation to athletics and wondered what it meant. Fortunately, when we use the term “explosive”…