Parents, I know we're all excited that the cooler temps have finally arrived - kids have more energy at practices, and are excited to get outdoors again. However, along with cooler temps comes the potential to neglect hydration, which gets...
It's Fall, which means I've had an influx of private run lessons recently. Run coaches will tell you - every once in a while we see something unusual from athletes (kids and adults), but 99 times out of 100 it's...
Since the national youth & junior triathlon season has wound down, I have had many conversations with other high performance coaches throughout the country about the current state of youth triathlon and youth sport in general. I've also gotten to...
Hopefully everybody has Aaron's Race and Roll 5K and 1K on their calendar by now - this is a phenomenal event and fundraiser for three different charitable organizations. Check out this article about the 2014 event, and make sure to...
Parents, It's a windy day in North Texas today, which means cyclists are having to cycle through lots of gears during their rides. While we always take practice time with our youth teams to review and teach gearing and shifting...
Parents and Athletes, This post is geared towards our athletes working towards short course elite status, and those who think they may want to participate in the USAT Junior Elite Series when they get older. One of the things I...
A fellow high performance team coach shared the following article, which outlines the 6 top reasons why kids leave a sport (specifically swimming, in this case): 6 Tips for Swim Parents on Why Swimmers Quit (SwimSwam) Since we want our...
At every level of ability our programs have certain physical competencies that we expect athletes to achieve during their time with us - we call them skills goals. They could be something as simple as not breathing on a breakout...
This post from the Drowning in the Shallow blog effectively outlines the direction I am trying to move as a coach, and the direction I want all of our youth coaches to move in long-term: "The Way of the Silent...
