by Wil Fleming   The biggest mistake in training athletes to get faster.     Both speed and agility are critically important for athletes to be successful on the field. Unfortunately I see plenty of programs or services offered by coaches that are skewed in the wrong direction, they promise to "decrease your [...] read more

    Youth Sports Specialization The IYCA Blog has been jumping of late with some great training-based conversation.   I wanted you to read an exchange I had with a reader named Keith.   It was in reference to my article on Early youth sports Specialization a few days ago.   Keith offered some great [...] read more

    Youth Sports Conditioning Principles Soccer is no different than any other sport at the youth level – and I am not inferring that anyone suggested otherwise – but every youth coach of every sport, seems to think that the technical nuances of their sport are some how more intricate or specialized than the [...] read more