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Youth Sports Coaching Mistakes

Better Coaching

Youth sports coaches are the men and women who volunteer their time to teach our youth the many life lessons we can acquire through sports. However, my experience as a youth sports coach has allowed me to observe many coaches conducting practices, games, post-game speeches, and clinics. Really, coach? Wasting Time.

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Preteen Beats ACL-Meniscus Tear With Grit and Great Care

Stanford Childrens

The Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center provides the latest treatments for a wide range of orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions—from simple to highly complex. His results indicated that his knee strength and biomechanical symmetry were all above 90% of goal.

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Strength Training For Injury Prevention

PLT4M

While many athletes, coaches, and teams typically look for stronger muscles and improved athletic performance in the weight room, injury prevention is one of the most significant benefits of strength training. For example, coaches look to add dedicated time to use foam rollers or resistance bands to do “pre-hab.”

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Lessons from 2020: Future-Proofing Skill Sets for Uncertain Times

Informed Practitioner in Sport

For young coaches, practitioners and researchers, the first step is to build our portfolio, so we have something to spread! Also check out the Books section for a host of resources that take a deeper dive on various topics relating to human performance, coaching, athletic preparation and sports injury.