Coaches and parents would be wise not to overlook an unexplained drop in an athlete’s performance. It’s easy to write this off as a one-time event or an anomaly. Instead of reading the proverbial tea leaves, instinctively parents and coaches want to trust the process and just stay the course. THIS. IS. A. MISTAKE. I […]
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 […]