Articles for Parents

Flexibility - More Than Just Stretching
Flexibility is a very misunderstood concept. For starters, flexibility and stretching have long been considered to be the same thing... when in fact, they're not!

Warming Up
One of the most common questions that parents ask me is this - How do I warm up my young athlete or team prior to a practice or game? The answer is actually more complex than you think.

Speed Training
As the parent of a young athlete, this is going to be the most important article you ever read. It has to do with speed training and, as a parent, what you likely don’t know about that topic. More over, the incorrect information that many other Trainers and Coaches are giving you.

Sport Diversity
As the parent of a young athlete, this is going to be the most important article you ever read. It has to do with speed training and, as a parent, what you likely don’t know about that topic. More over, the incorrect information that many other Trainers and Coaches are giving you.

Kids and Exercise Machines
Many studies done the world over have concluded that strength based training programs done on this kind of fitness equipment is very safe for young children (again under appropriate guidelines). My issue is not whether or not kids CAN perform this kind of training, my question is WHY they need to

The Importance of Play
A common misconception within the North American youth sporting world is the concept of 'play' for conditioning purposes. All too often, well intentioned youth sport coaches or trainers follow the leads established by the elite members of there respective sports and configure training programs and sessions into hard-droving or 'endless repetitions of one exercise' type affairs.

Did you Know?
In lieu of an article or interview, I thought that I would hit you guys with some great information and solid insight into the training & development of young athletes..