Sports scholarships are an expensive fix to a non-existent problemVery interesting article from the Maclean's Magazine website. They make the case that Canadian universities' athletic programs should not try to compete with U.S. schools by offering athletic scholarships, because the costs outweigh the potential benefits. I'd love to know your thoughts about this topic. Drop me a line [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MquHLLSC9EM This is a video of the acceptance speech that Kevin Durant made yesterday after receiving the NBA's 2014 Most Valuable Player award. Of course, Durant is not a soccer player, but the message in his speech is powerful and should resonate with any athlete, coach or fan of any sport. He takes over 10 [...]
Why Kids Quit SportsGreat article for soccer parents to read. How many of these 4 are you guilty of?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU4oA3kkAWU This is an amazing video that is based on the TRUE story of a group of kids that lived on a small island in Thailand called "Koh Panyee", in 1986. It's a floating village in the sea that has not an inch of soil. The kids there were obsessed with soccer, but literally had [...]
It might not be a bad idea for all soccer coaches, fitness coaches, parents, and players to read this article.. Getting it right: Why “talent selection” doesn’t work well enough.
If you are like most soccer fans who live in Canada, you are probably unaware that the 2014 FIFA Women's World Cup begins tomorrow, Saturday, March 15th. Canada has qualified for this tournament, and they begin tomorrow with their first match against Germany. The game will be broadcast live on Sportsnet World, at 10:00pm Toronto [...]
In a recent study conducted by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), in conjunction with the Clinical Exercise Physiology program at the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, researchers interviewed 70 youth coaches, asking them questions covering these seven health/fitness related subject areas: exercise physiology practice design nutrition hydration basic first aid concussion care strength training knowledge [...]
Almost every soccer player I work with has the same goal: to obtain a university scholarship. Unfortunately, I do not believe that most of these players realize what playing soccer for a university team really involves. Without getting into too much detail, I do feel that I am qualified to speak on this subject because: [...]
Like many grown men, I am addicted to all things zombie. There's something liberated about the premise of societal collapse that allows the story to wander (accidentally?) through all sorts of "real" life lessons. One recurring theme, which was reiterated by Abraham on this Sunday's Walking Dead episode, is the power of the group versus the [...]
A couple of months ago I got the great news that I am going to be an uncle! Of course, because I work with athletes, I immediately began planning the athletic future of my young unborn niece or nephew (that's normal right)?It occurred to me that, although the child will definitely be playing soccer (that [...]