There have been many name changes, many new products, and many services provided through Sports Speed, Etc. over the years but one thing has never changed…Education!
Sometimes I have to shake my head and just laugh it off when I have people commenting on how they didn’t like a DVD because there wasn’t enough drills in it.
I could agree if I promoted my products simply as sources for more drills. There is nothing wrong with this approach as long as you state the purpose. But I have always stated my products …

Sometimes my frustration level reaches such a high I do a poor job of communicating my feelings regarding poor training methods with young athletes.
There is a youth volleyball coach that coaches at a local club. She is currently working with 12- and 13-year-old girls. Her practices are absolutely brutal. An extreme volume of suicide runs, shuffles, holds in a defensive stance and more. Yet, none of that has to do with making the young kids better volleyball players.
At a young age it is all about skill development and motor programming. …

A highly sought-after coach for healthy and injured athletes alike, Eric has helped athletes at all levels – from youth sports to the professional and Olympic ranks – achieve their highest levels of performance in a variety of sports. Although prepared in a variety of bodies of knowledge, Eric specializes in applied kinesiology and biomechanics as they relate to program design and corrective exercise; maximal relative strength development; and athletic performance enhancement.
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Brian Grasso is the Founder and CEO of the International Youth Conditioning Association and considered by many to be one of the premier authorities on youth athletic development in the world. I had a chance to sit down and talk to him about training young athletes.
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In this post I want to share my thoughts on activation exercises used during the warm up process. I have come full circle on this topic. Year’s ago, I use to have all the athletes I trained perform these exercises while standing on their feet. I didn’t know why, but I simple think it just made sense. There was also a time period where I had my athletes do most activation exercises in a prone, supine, or side lying position along with some standing. I still continue to use these …

I think one of the most fascinating aspects of coaching is the actual art of teaching locomotor skills to athletes. You would think I am referencing just the primary grade level athletes (k-3) but I am sadly grouping older athletes in this as well. The reason for this is because we have failed, as a country, to teach the most basic fundamental locomotor skills to our entry level athletes. This has left us lagging behind in the most elementary movement skills. The purpose of this post is to express my …