Tennis
How to Choose Your Best Tennis Racquet
The best tennis racquet for you depends on your style of play. Do you prefer more power, more control or more flexibility? I will explain the differences and try to [...]
MISSION Athletecare Presents the Enduracool Bandana
If you've ever attended a football game, you might have witnessed heat rising from the sweat-soaked head of a lineman taking his place on the bench. Heads get hot—and in [...]
Teach Your Athletes How to Set Goals
Most high school athletes don’t know what they want to do after graduation. To help my athletes develop a plan, I often have them write down short-, medium- and long-term [...]
Coach For Fun and Results: 10 Youth Basketball Drills
When you drafted your roster line-up this season, you set a pretty high bar for yourself. How you choose to coach could either mold the next NBA superstar or prevent [...]
How to Read Your Athletes
While working with high school tennis players, I’ve noticed that during the school year, some adolescents have a tendency to come to practice with a bad attitude. When players practice [...]
4 Essential Components of Basketball Speed With Drills to Enhance Them
Many basketball coaches and athletes use a one-dimensional approach to speed training: Run more. Running sprints will help you get faster, but basketball players seldom reach top-end speed during a [...]
Andrew Bynum Workout Preview, Part 3
[youtube video="azqfkVuOb48" /] Andrew Bynum hits the court—the tennis court—for the third installment in his Celebrity Sweat workout. In this one, the Philadelphia 76ers center uses a parachute and a [...]
Ask the Experts: I Sweat a Lot. Am I Out of Shape?
Q: I sweat a lot. Does that mean I’m out of shape? A: Fear not, my soggy friend. The amount you sweat has nothing to do with your fitness level. In [...]
3 Ways to Improve Your Back Mobility
Try to lift your arms straight over your head without bending your elbows. Do you feel tension in your back? If so, you may have t-spine mobility issues that can [...]
Build Powerful Forearm Muscles Quickly
Forearm strength facilitates a powerful swing on the baseball diamond, tennis court, golf course or lacrosse field. (See Improve Bat Speed With Forearm Exercises.) The following forearm exercises are quick [...]