Young Athletes Goals and Dreams Dreams and ambition are great.   But how many times have you established a goal for yourself and not completed it?   I’ll bet that number totals into the dozens.   You start the process, get ultra-excited, amped-up beyond belief…   … And then…   Nothing.   You kind of [...] read more

    Speed Training A coach or trainer must possess a firm grasp of applied pedagogical science and have the ability to convert that knowledge into its practical art form.   Gone are the days of the ‘one size fits all’ approach to working with athletes. You cannot assume nor expect a given group of [...] read more

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I’ll just come straight out with it.   I wrecked my car last weekend.   Something I likely won’t forget anytime soon.   I was driving from Chicago to Minnesota in order to present at a seminar in St. Paul.   Scheduled to speak at 10:40 in the morning on Sunday, I opted to leave [...] read more

    Developing Young Athletes With the IYCA ‘Intelligence’.   Defined by the dictionary as -   “The capacity for learning, understanding and aptitude for grasping relationships”   That sets the stage very nicely for the meaning of this IYCA-based term.   What about ‘Athletic’?   It’s defined as such -   “Involving the use [...] read more

    Children’s fitness is what your missing Without pulling punches or beating around the bush, I’m going to give you a straight look at something today.   Why you need to become a Youth Fitness Specialist through the IYCA.   Do yourself a favor and read this entire post – it’s short, succinct and [...] read more

    High School Athletes Training Programs Okay… So the ‘trouble’ really isn’t with high school athletes, per say, it’s with the training programs they’re often forced to use.   And frankly, they don’t know any better.   But then again, neither do many high school Coaches.   Not a targeted shot, just reality.   [...] read more

    Young Athletes In Sports Sometimes, it feels good to be validated that you’re right.   And that’s what happened to me yesterday.   I conducted an interview with a Youth Sports Psychologist named Dr. Darrell Burnett for a project I’ve been working on.   Darrell and I first met on a DVD shoot [...] read more

    Developing Young Athletes   ‘Intelligence’.   Defined by the dictionary as -   “The capacity for learning, understanding and aptitude for grasping relationships”   That sets the stage very nicely for the meaning of this IYCA-based term.   What about ‘Athletic’?   It’s defined as such -   “Involving the use of physical [...] read more