When an athlete is mature enough to require a warm-up, then speed fundamentals can be seamlessly woven into the warm-up routine during practices and before games. Most warm-ups begin with some easy running/jogging to begin getting loose. After dynamic warm up activitie...

Math Facts Sports can bring the enthusiasm of fun competition to a wide variety of lessons, as well as provide motivation for students to want to practice and master math facts. The basic gist of the concept is that the playing surfaces and Arithmecubes may be used, bo...

If your reaction to the title of this blog is, "what off-season", then hopefully you'll continue reading with an open mind. In basketball, as in soccer, and volleyball, there is the element of the knees having to withstand; jumping, landing, cutting, pivoting, and stop...

Football is definitely in the air. The NFL's pre-season is in full swing. Schools and youth leagues have all started practicing and positioning themselves for a successful season. Many lofty goals have been set, but as many successful people will tell you, that it is i...

I am 60 years old and have been involved in youth sports for most of my adult life. I've also taught Physical Education in Title 1 Schools for the same amount of time. My observation is that the population attending the Title 1 schools (low income) is severely under re...

Without question, summers can represent a very important period of time in the development of young athletes.  Camps and clinics can provide vital instruction and coaching. High level competitions during the summer can be a climax to a season or year of hard work, and...

Running fast while playing football involves a lot of variables that need to be addressed during training. Unlike a sprinter in track running a race, football players must deal with the opposition in a multitude of ways, ie; change direction, be deceptive, deal with co...

The ability to start and accelerate consistently well should be developed with a process that, preferably, occurs throughout the various training phases. In track and field, ultimately, sprinters need to be proficient using starting blocks, however; the learning progre...

Make no mistake, at whatever level a collegiate athlete plays at, his/her coaches will try each year to bring in new talent to try to improve the team. A high school athlete, however; that has an outstanding academic record, can opt to consider colleges that many athle...

The HBO special Student Athlete, which was produced by Lebron James, attempted to show how the NCAA exploits athletes, making millions upon millions of dollars, while the athletes primarily just receive a scholarship. While I find it reprehensible that the NCAA prohib...