Issues & Advice

Learn to understand that you will think negatively at some point. It’s an automatic response from your brain. But how we react to a negative thought defines its effect on us. It’s no secret that hitting a baseball is up there as one of the most difficult things you can do as a human being. […]

During my children’s age group years, there were always a few parents that I didn’t “get.” During my children’s age group years, there were always a few parents that I didn’t “get.” We were an overzealous swim family and once both my kids decided they wanted to be year-round swimmers, we dove in. We were supportive in […]

Encourage your child to think through all the options before quitting, and never make a decision in the heated emotion of the moment. When youth sports gets hard, it’s no surprise that kids are tempted to quit. Nobody likes facing difficulty and through 22 years of being a sports mom, there were numerous occasions when our […]

I want to my swimmers to get better. I want them to learn something new every day – something that helps them get a step closer to achieving their goals and to realizing their potential. It’s pretty simple logic. Swimmers want to get better at what they do. The first and most important step of […]

No longer will you be worried about embarrassing your kids. We’ve earned the right to make a scene and be loud. When it’s conference time, parents have a fun time celebrating their teams and swimmers with gifts, cheers, goodie bags and get-togethers. Throughout the years, our kids have worked hard and we’ve driven to countless […]

Although it’s easy to get caught up in relying on our time improvements to see progress, it’s important that we take a step back and look at the progress swimming has led to outside of the pool as well. As swimmers, our minds are trained to immediately focus on results. The vision of finishing a […]

It is not about eliminating all of the pressure – but instead it is about how a player is able to manage it. It’s less than one hour away from the start of the match and every junior player is getting ready. Many players are either warming up on tennis courts, stretching and listening to […]

At the very least, I urge you to be preventative in your stability mindset. Too many swimmers are reactive and could save themselves plenty of heartaches and training stoppages along the way. When I mention the names, Phelps, Dressel, Manuel, Ledecky, and Jones, what do you think? Do you instantly think unstable, weak, slow, lack […]

The more effort and enthusiasm you show, the better your chance of tipping the scales in your favor. For most of the fastpitch players in the country, the end of February means one thing – high school team tryouts. Whether you consider high school ball the pinnacle of your year or merely something to do […]

If you’re a hockey athlete it should go without saying that you should drink fluids regularly. After oxygen, water is the most important substance in the human body. It is a necessary component for nearly every single chemical reaction, acting as a solvent and transport medium. There’s a big reason why your body is about […]