Tag: Youth
Winning vs Development
Win the game or develop my players?
A fascinating question.
There’s no escaping it. So much of success is measured on winning. And so it becomes...
The Voice Inside Your Head
You will face challenges, set-backs and criticism in your sporting journey every day. Ultimately, your success will depend on how you think to overcome...
Coach Advice: Make time or it won’t happen
In the hustle and bustle of life it’s easy to make promises and plans and then fail to follow through with them. Training gets...
How to help your child manage their busy sporting schedule
Recently I asked a bunch of our young athletes what the most difficult part of their day-to-day lives was. Their overwhelming response was “managing...
Why every young athlete should be strength training
It’s highly likely that your sport involves some kind of jumping. And everything that goes up must come down. Right?
When you land, high amounts of force...
Why goal setting CAN be pointless
Goal-setting is a popular practice. It’s used by coaches, teachers and physical education students to come up with things that they want to achieve...
Youth Athlete Injuries: Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
The knee is the second most commonly injured joint in the body by youth athletes (just behind the ankle), but we spend more money...
My kids are super active and hungry all the time. What...
Good nutrition is especially important for your active, growing children! At times it may seem like your child’s stomach is a bottomless pit. To deal...
We’re the adults. It’s our problem.
Over-training in our top youth athletes is causing problems. We’re seeing higher injury rates, and more athletes failing to reach their potential than ever...
Introducing the modern-day Youth Sports Coach
To an untrained eye the understated work of today’s youth sports coach belies the calibre of the person required to do a successful job....