5 Reasons Every Athlete Needs An Athletic Trainer
We would like to highlight a recent social media post from "A Safer Approach" of the National Athletic Trainers' Association regarding athletic trainers. This information allows a better understanding of how beneficial and important the role of athletic trainers is...
3 Healthy Habits to Improve Your Performance
As athletes, everyone has habits in their daily schedules that they have developed over years of experience in sports. However, the big determining factor is whether these habits are benefiting you as an athlete or not. Here are 3 healthy habits that are guaranteed to...
Isometric Testing with the PeakForce Device
Isometric testing is a great tool for measuring muscle strength and force development. In this post, we'll explore the significance of isometric strength testing and highlight specific measurements provided by the PeakForce device, including mid-thigh pull strength,...
New Year, New Goals
As the new year comes around, many people are talking about their New Year's resolutions. This is a great time to talk about goal setting for athletes. Goal setting is a practice that many athletes forget about, but is something that can often be a good motivator and...
Getting Ready to be a College Athlete
As the spring rolls around, many high school seniors prepare to embark on the next part of their athletic journey: college athletics. However, as this time comes around, many finish their last seasons as a high school athlete, which comes with a list of questions...
Unleashing the Power of Agility Testing: A Closer Look at the 5-10-5 Test
Agility testing has emerged as a valuable tool to assess and enhance an individual's ability to move quickly and change direction with precision. In this blog post, we'll delve into the why and the importance of agility testing, with a focus on the popular 5-10-5...
The Characteristics of an Elite Athlete
One of the most common questions that we get here at Compete is: “What does it take to reach the next level?" (ie college/pro sports). Each coach will have their own unique answer, but most of their responses boil down to 4 simple characteristics/habits. 1. Being...
Performance testing: Why the vertical jump?
One of the most important pieces of athletic development is tracking how the athlete gets better or what they are improving on. Without that data, we can only guess and say they are getting better. When we have baseline measurement of an athlete and can monitor their...
The 5 Goals of Rehab
One of the areas of expertise athletic trainers have is rehabbing an athlete from the time of injury all the way back to their sport. For some injuries, that process is relatively short. For others, it is a long road that the athletic trainer guides them on. Whether...
Thoracic Spine Mobility in Rotational Athletes
Almost every sport relies heavily on the body's ability to rotate. Many athletes are constantly trying to get their body to rotate faster without taking a second to consider all that goes into having the body rotate at that high of a speed repeatedly. One of the main...
The Benefits of Massage and Rehabilitation throughout the Figure Skating Season
How to stay healthy and feel good to perform at your best Figure skating places a heavy toll on an athlete’s body. Many elite skaters are training five to six days a week with on and off-ice sessions lasting up to five hours a day. The intensity and volume of...
Don’t Let a Muscle Strain Keep You on the Bench
With the beginning of a new season comes the excitement of getting back out on the playing surface and competing for the win. Sometimes this can lead to overexertion and muscle pulls right from the first whistle. A common muscle strain I see right out of training camp...