by Compete Performance | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog
The Olympic sites and villages have been affected heavily by Covid. The sites are in a loop which is essentially a series of bubbles connected by strict and official transportation. Each site is enclosed and the only way in or out is by private bus or car. I am...
by Compete Performance | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog
So how did I end up at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China? I ask myself the same question all the time. I started helping with US Figure Skating a few years ago assisting with camp and covering competitions. During this time, I worked together with the US...
by Compete Performance | Feb 4, 2022 | Blog
The implementation of long–term athletic development (LTAD) aims to improve the health, physical activity, and performance of all youth. USA Hockey refers to long-term athletic development as the ADM (American Development Model), while Hockey Canada uses the mantra...
by Compete Performance | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog
As many young athletes near the end of their season they will be faced with different options on what to do during the off season. Some athletes will choose to take this time to prepare for the next season while others will continue to play their sport as a part of a...
by Compete Performance | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
As I have watched the game of hockey has evolve over the course of my career, I too have had to evolve as well. There are all kinds of new methodologies and platforms to train hockey athletes that were never available just a couple of years ago. NHL franchises have...
by Compete Performance | Jan 6, 2022 | Blog, Hockey
Groin strains are common injuries in the game of ice hockey. Previous reports in the NHL have shown that up to 10% of all injuries sustained have been due to strains of the groin or adductor muscle group. In today’s NHL, it is a little tougher to note since these...