Youth Sports
A 5-Step Plan to Reduce Youth Sports Injuries
With youth sports participation rates at an all-time high, it stands to reason that injuries are also on the rise. However, the number of sports injures...
What To Do When Your Kid Gets Hurt
Bumps and bruises are inevitable. How parents react is key. If you’re signing your child up for sports for the first time, there’s something you should know: There will be [...]
The Right Way To Cheer
Unbridled, equal opportunity enthusiasm from the stands is always welcome. I love to watch my kids play sports. But to be honest, I don’t care if they win. And I don’t [...]
Why Agility Ladders are Overrated
Suppose you were to poke your head into any number of sports performance facilities across the world. In that case, chances are that you will find an agility ladder littered [...]
Youth Sports Workout Session
Designing a workout for a younger athlete may be complex at times. Teens are still developing as humans physically and emotionally, and puberty is a game-changer. There are also limiting [...]
27 Reasons Youth Athletes Should Try Sled Training
Sled and prowler training offers a lot more benefits than you might think. Not only can it help you achieve a greater top speed, but it can also build dynamic [...]
Why Smaller Basketballs and Lower Hoops Are Crucial for Young Players
A kid picks up a sport. Their parents rush to put them on a plan that will culminate with a coveted full-ride scholarship offer by age 18. Suddenly, this kid [...]
4 Rules For Strength Coaches Who Train Youth Athletes
In –The- Trenches Tips for Training Kids Lee Boyce As a strength coach, I've periodically gotten the opportunity to work with young athletes – and I...
Why You Want Your Kids To Lose
Some might argue that learning to lose is actually the point of youth sports. My daughter’s soccer team trudged slowly off the field, sweaty and exhausted. They had been outmatched [...]
Why Locking Kids Into Just One Position Goes Against The Goal of Youth Sports
“My son’s a shortstop.” “My daughter’s a striker.” “My kid’s a point guard.” All too often, sports parents approach the coach with these type of sentiments. They believe they’re doing [...]
