If you want to develop players who can score past any goalkeeper, you need to be using the best soccer shooting drills during your practices. There’s nothing worse than a team executing great ball-movement down the field and setting up a great scoring opportunity only to miss an easy goal… The following soccer shooting drills…
Welcome to the USTA’s Top 10 Games Every Coach Should Know. This material was developed for use by middle school and high school coaches, and tennis instructors who are responsible for conducting team practices and group lessons for beginning, intermediate, and advanced players. All of these games and activities have the following benefits: 1) They…
Around the CrossFit world, you hear some version of this phrase fairly often: “…where the loudest cheers are for the last to finish.” I think this is a great sentiment, but sometimes I wonder if this mindset can be a little off the mark when it comes to encouraging new and struggling athletes. Here’s an…
Two of the hardest skills that young linebackers have a problem acquiring are the ability to find the ball (while using correct technique to get there) and the ability to get off blocks. “Attack the Rock” is a fun drill that can be used to help linebackers find the ball effectively. “Working Uphill” is an…
This fall, Hulu will make its first foray into esports with new original programming developed and produced by ESL. The world’s largest esports company will produce four unique series exclusively for the streaming video-on-demand service—Player v. Player, Bootcamp, Defining Moments, and ESL Replay—that explore the various facets of esports, including athlete training and preparation, news…
Welcome to the second episode of “Ask the Golf Doctor”. Dr. Todd Rodman from Sports Chiropractic and Natural Health Solutions in Boca Raton, FL is joining us this week to talk about one of the most common injuries in golfers: Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow. Why do we get elbow pain during golf? Pain in the…
You’d think working out after pregnancy on a regular basis would be pretentiously easy because… Well gym-life, right? I wanted to be just like those Crossfit-moms on Facebook, fitting an active lifestyle into “momlife”. In a perfect world (or in a “Facebook world) this would not have been a problem at all. When you become…
Weekends sometimes pass in a blur for mother of three and interior designer Michelle Holtzman of Skokie. Her 11-year-old son, Andrew, plays hockey for the Skokie Flyers, a competitive team that travels throughout the Chicago area for regular-season games and as far away as Boston and Toronto for tournaments. Her daughter, Sophia, 10, is on…
Structuring Youth Fitness Programs Just a few decades ago, many people believed that women’s bodies were not as capable as men’s bodies at reaping the benefits of physical training for improved health and athletic performance. Fast-forward to today, and most personal trainers and coaches recognize that women stand to improve athletic abilities and health from…
If you want to develop players who can score past any goalkeeper, you need to be using the best soccer shooting drills during your practices. There’s nothing worse than a team executing great ball-movement down the field and setting up a great scoring opportunity only to miss an easy goal… The following soccer shooting drills…