Category: Parenting a young athlete

To prepare for the athletic demands of football, you cannot just do any generic exercise regimen.
Explosiveness, Parenting a young athlete, Strength, Youth Coaching, Youth Football, youth sports

How to Prepare for the Strength Demands of Football

Most people who participate in extracurricular athletic endeavors often believe that an athletic pastime like boxing or wrestling can prepare you for a sport like football. As a result, in the youth football off-season, a lot of kids focus on activities like karate, crossfit or Brazilian jiujitsu as way of staying in shape while football is out. While I do believe that, participating in multiple athletic … Continue reading How to Prepare for the Strength Demands of Football

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Being a parent who is emotionally invested in your child's success is a good thing.
Parenting a young athlete, Youth Football, youth sports

Make No Mistake About It … You Should Live Vicariously Through Your Child.

In today’s world, it is very common for people to want to coddle their kids. As a result, when they see you pushing your kid to train and practice, people often assume that you are being abusive or hard on the child. People say things like “you’ll take the fun out of the sport if you keep pushing him (or her) so hard.” Moreover, there is … Continue reading Make No Mistake About It … You Should Live Vicariously Through Your Child.

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According to many people, in order to compete at the highest levels, you must use steroids. However, that rule doesn't apply to everyone.
Parenting a young athlete, safety, Uncategorized

But Everybody Who’s Successful at the Highest Level Does It …

A few months ago, I had a conversation with a parent who has his kid playing pop-warner football. He was saying that, high school was as far as he would push his kid to play football. The reason being is that “all of the pros do steroids.” He went on to say, “whether it’s MMA, baseball, boxing or football you are going to take steroids … Continue reading But Everybody Who’s Successful at the Highest Level Does It …

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Living vicariously through your child isn't all bad.
Parenting a young athlete, Youth Coaching

Living Vicariously Through Your Children

Many times, you may hear about parents who are over-bearing and who live vicariously through their children. You know the type: they’re always hollering from the sidelines at the coaches, they are always hollering at their kids and they often make their kids cry due to the emotional stress and pressure that they place on the kids. These parents are often perceived as having  control … Continue reading Living Vicariously Through Your Children

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