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...
Benefits of Strength Training
Many today in the world of fitness and athletics are often bringing up the topic of strength training, especially when it comes to athletes. Strength training is loosely defined as using bodyweight and free weight exercises in order to build up muscular strength and...
Technology and Training
In this day and age society has become much more reliant on technology to improve our lives. We have gotten to the point where we can run our homes, work, and chores from a digital device while sitting on our comfortable couch. The ease of living has increased obesity...
Proper Nutrition
Proper nutrition in sports is absolutely essential to the modern-day athlete. Regardless of if the athlete is professional, collegiate, high school, or younger, they need to be fueling their bodies properly. Without proper nutrition, the athlete will struggle to...
Attitude is Everything
Much of life, especially in athletics, is out of our control. Decisions are made in games that athletes have absolutely no control over. Refs can choose to make calls, other players make dirty plays, coaches make decisions on lineups, and so much more. However, there...