Multi-Sport Athletes
Dear Parents, Here’s why your Child Should Participate in Multiple Sports
Dear Parents, Early specialization is killing youth sports and hindering your child from unlocking their athletic potential to their fullest. Even though there are copious amounts of information opposing early [...]
Tips on How to Maximize Your Career as a Multi-Sport Athlete
In 2013, 83% of the NFL draftees had been multi-sport athletes in high school. In 2014, that number shot up to 86%. Every year after, the number has been over [...]
Chad Johnson Believes American Athletes Would Be ‘Unbelievable’ if Every Kid Grew up Playing Soccer
Count Chad Johnson among the football icons who believe our children should play soccer. Last Summer, Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh shared his belief that every American boy should [...]
The Childhood Drill That Helped Pat Mahomes Build Superhuman Arm Strength
On a handful of passing attempts each game, Patrick Mahomes seemingly shreds the laws of physics. When a quarterback drops back to throw, their brain must process a staggering amount [...]
Play Two (or More) Sports or Just One? Distinguishing What Works Best for You
It seems not long ago that high school athletes commonly lettered in two or more sports per year. Is it a bygone era? Or are today's student-athletes primarily focusing on [...]
6 Rules for Multi-Sport Success
Ask almost any strength coach, athletic trainer, or physical therapist, and they’ll likely say that playing multiple sports is far better for your athletic development than specializing in just one.
Why J.J. Watt Doesn’t Want You to Play Just One Sport
J.J. Watt has strong opinions about young athletes specializing in one sport.
Legendary Basketball Coach Muffet McGraw: Parents Today Don’t Want to Give Their Child a Chance to Fail
Muffet McGraw is basketball royalty. Since taking over as head coach for Notre Dame’s women’s basketball in 1987, she’s led the program to 8 Final Four appearances and two National [...]
6 Things All Multi-Sport Athletes Should Do
Playing a lot of sports simultaneously does not mean your child is a multi-sport athlete and that they will gain the benefits of being a multi-sport athlete. They are probably [...]
5 Reasons College Coaches Love to Recruit Multi-Sport Athletes
"Do you prefer recruiting multi-sport athletes or single-sport athletes?" It's one of my favorite questions to ask college coaches. Overwhelmingly, college coaches love adding kids to their program who competed [...]
