Issues & Advice

Earning a scholarship is wonderful. If your child is fortunate enough to get one, you have every right to be proud and happy. When my kids were little and new to our swim team, we never thought about college scholarships. After all, we didn’t know if our kids would stick through one season of swimming, […]

“Over time you keep doing a skill set and you build a foundation. You just keep building and building and its part of your system. Part of your game. It sticks with you.” If Houston Texans wide receiver Braxton Miller were in charge of the youth sports universe, kids would love practice because it would […]

To access their skills within that sport that they can no longer play competitively and use them in other aspects of life to succeed. “Where is the fun in life if there is no challenge?”  Those words ring true more Division I hockey player Andrew Mayer. The Ferris State University senior’s middle name should be GRIT! His […]

As many teams do, Peters said his team also comes up with baserunning games as well to help the girls further develop that underrated aspect of the game. They often can be tiresome and repetitive, which is why an underrated component for coaches is to keep practices interesting and fun to not only make athletes […]

As a parent, set the example at home but also show them examples, ideally in sports, where a leader has demonstrated leadership traits. Is leadership taught or is it something we’re born with? It’s a tough question, but it’s a little of both. There is no set “leadership” personality type, and leaders come in all […]

When all is said and done, hockey athletes should be consuming during-the-game nutrition every single time in one form or another. Any hockey player or coach understands that what we eat is important, but how about when you eat it? Especially for a hockey game? In this blog post, let’s review the different areas of nutritional sports […]

Enjoy these few short weeks of competition. Your swimmer is making more memories you’ll treasure for years to come. High school swimming can be a fun, amazing part of your children’s swimming careers. If they are year-round swimmers, high school allows them a moment to shine with their school peers. The school spirit and working […]

Generally, there are multiple contributors at play. The guidance of a trained, medical professional will be imperative in helping to decipher the puzzle of factors that are provoking symptoms. I gasp for air. But my lungs don’t expand. The air gets caught in my throat like a punch being blocked in a fight. Instead of […]

This is not to say it’s easy to advance in this game, but the confidence you need to get there comes from believing you can and taking the steps to attain it. Just go and talk to him. This is what I had to tell myself a few times in the dugout of a big […]