Varying in Season Training for Hockey
For most, the hockey season has begun. This means intense practices, private lessons and games. Now you have to mix in off ice or dryland training into the equation, but how do you do that? A comprehensive in season training program must include modifications...
Exercise Progression
Training new athletes is a common occurrence in many sports performance facilities and environments. If the business is thriving and growing, new athletes and clients will be often brought in and introduced to the facility’s training focuses. At Compete, we often have...
Easing into Preseason
Summer is rapidly drawing to a close, and we are heading into preseason for club, college, and pro athletes. Athletes have been training all summer in preparation for their sports’ preseason. This blog post today is a simple reminder for trainers and coaches alike to...
Student Athlete Balance
With school starting up again, now is a good time to talk about the importance of understanding the term student athlete and some tips on how to excel as one. The term student athlete is typically associated with an athlete who competes for his or her school, but it...
Generating Power From the Ground Up in Tennis
If you are unfamiliar with a sport like tennis, you might think it is important to strengthen the upper body to be able to hit the ball harder. While upper body strength is important, most of the power in a tennis swing is generated from the ground up. Young tennis...
Exercise of the Month
Single Leg Kettlebell Swing Most sports are played on one leg and therefore require single leg strength and stability to improve performance and reduce the risk for injury. The single leg kettlebell swing is a great exercise to strengthen the glute muscles, which are...
Importance of Strength Training for Female Soccer Players
With the Women’s World Cup going on, we would like to share some tips on how an aspiring female soccer player might prepare to compete at the highest level. While playing soccer everyday will absolutely improve a player’s technical abilities, it will only get her so...
When Sadness Turns Suicidal: When to Seek Help for Depression
One of the last things most people expect is that they will feel so downtrodden that life no longer seems like a viable option. But if you are considering suicide, you’re not alone. In the United States, there are over 47,000 suicide deaths a year, and suicide is the...
The Importance of Ankle Mobility in Skating
Have you ever heard a skating coach tell an athlete to get lower or get your knee over your toes? Sounds easy, but it may not always be the case. These types of skaters may not physically be able to get lower due to either strength deficits or lack of mobility or...
Communicating with Parents
In the world of sports, there is an extremely important relationship between athletes, their teammates, and their coaches. However, there is also a relationship between coaches and the athlete’s parents. This relationship is vitally important to the well-being of the...
Strength Training Based on Age
Strength training and conditioning can be started once the athlete is capable of understanding and learning how to do it properly. (There is a blog post from a few weeks ago that speaks on this very subject.) However, there are adjustments and modifications that...
Exercise of the Month
Lunge chop The exercise of the month is a movement that really challenges the strength and stability of the lower body as well as the dynamic stability of the core muscles. Holding the lunge position is beneficial in improving ankle, knee, and hip strength and...