Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

We will explore child and adolescent development, overuse injuries, burnout, and how parents, coaches, and sports administrators can collaborate to address these risks. For some private clubs and coaching academies, recruiting children as young as five years old means more clients paying for longer periods of instruction.

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Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Kids start playing organized sports at increasingly younger ages, encouraged by coaches, schools, and often, parents. Often athletes throw and swing the bat from the same side, so the constant repetitive rotational movements can cause spine and hip misalignment issues. However, bad coaching decisions can have devastating consequences.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Moreover, this learning and refining of movement skills and capabilities continues over the life span. The idea is that coaches and athletes should seek to avoid excessive spikes in volume, so this acute:chronic value is kept to a minimum or at least below a threshold to protect against injury.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

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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