There are two healthy ways of looking at the athletic career of a young athlete. Either 1) you can look at it like a marathon or 2) you can look at it like a series of sprints. The marathon approach is taking the slow and steady growth curve. It’s pacing the athlete’s progress and putting […]
It’s not uncommon for a competitive young athlete to have an extremely busy schedule. Many youth athletes go to practice at least 3 to 5 days a week for two hours each day minimum. This may be worth it if the athlete has purpose for each one of those hours and is improving at a rate […]
Some athletes work harder than others. There is no debating this. However, are the athletes who don’t work their hardest lazy? Well, it depends on your perspective. If you view the concept of lazy through the lens of a personality trait, then you might view an athlete who doesn’t work hard as lazy. On the […]