How the heck are you? Today, I wanted to share with you 5 life lessons basketball taught me I think this is important as we are facing a lot of adversity right now and can use a little motivation and continue to focus on improving ourselves Tip #1 – It’s ok to fail Whether it’s… [Read More]
To All The Coaches and Parents
6 Tips to Improve Your Performance
I hope you had a great weekend! Today, I wanted to share with you 6 tips to help you improve your performance this week. Your “performance” can be on the playing field, in the classroom and in your life. I would like to say focus on all 6 tips this week, but let’s focus on… [Read More]
Don’t Do Crunches, Do This Instead…
Today’s post might ruffle some feathers, but let me explain why I say: Stop Doing Crunches, Do This Instead…. For the love of god, can we stop having our athletes perform ab crunches to “strengthen” their core The job of the core is to stabilize the spine, but more importantly these athletes are in constant… [Read More]
Don’t Be That Coach
Something to think about… Fall sports just started back up in Massachusetts last week Before that, I would say most of us have been home not doing much for 6 months We have all been experiencing stress and anxiety over everything happening in the world and continue to feel this way Some of us have… [Read More]
How Can We Reduce ACL Injuries When Returning to Sports
Over this past weekend, there were 9 ACL injuries in the NFL This got me thinking about how important it is right now, for us to train and condition to get ready for the upcoming basketball season Female athletes are 9X more likely to tear their ACL and I would say that number is probably… [Read More]
7 Reasons Girl Basketball Players Should Strength Train
7 Reasons Why Girl Basketball Players Should Strength Train 1. Build Confidence and Self Esteem 2. Teamwork – strength training and conditioning with your team will absolutely make a bond and help each other get through the workouts 3. Help Reduce Injuries – especially the ACL, which is 9X more likely in female athletes 4…. [Read More]
10 Tips for Female Athletes and Coaches Amid the Pandemic
The ACL Epidemic Would Decrease Immensely, If We…
My good friend Erica Suter posted this the other day on my twitter page and I wanted to share it with you ” If young female athletes nailed down sleep, nutrition, and recovery/meditation, the ACL epidemic would decrease immensely. Nourishing the brain and the body are the icing on the cake to movement quality and total body… [Read More]
After Taking 10 Days Off…
How was your weekend? I took a week off to rest and recharge in Cape Cod and took about 10 days from working out Today was my first day back to training and I took it easy. I focused on my warm up, stretching and did a lot of bodyweight movements and bands I will… [Read More]
Here’s a Weekend Workout
I wanted to share this workout with you to try out the weekend or share with your team Make sure you foam roll and dynamically warm up Protocol – 20 seconds of work, rest 30 seconds, 3 to 5 rounds 1. KB Swings or DB Skier Swings2. DB Snatch R3. DB Snatch L4. Hollow Body… [Read More]
1 Week Free Trial of Online Coaching/Programming
Today I am offering something I have never done before A 1 week free trial of my online programming and coaching Why am I doing this? With everything going on in the country with the cornavirus and gyms being closed down or the fear of going back into the gym (I completely understand), I wanted… [Read More]
Bells, Bands and Bodyweight
Kettlebell, Resistance Bands or Bodyweight I just taught an online workout and a few people had kettlebells, a few people had resistance bands and a few just had their own body With had 3 different workouts going on at the same time, here’s one round of the training session this morning Kettlebell1…. [Read More]
Friday is Track Day
Friday is Track Day I remember back in college my summer strength and conditioning program always had track workouts on Friday You see we had to run a timed mile and half when we came to school for pre season, so everything we did on Friday was to prepare us to run the… [Read More]
My Summer Strength and Conditioning Program
My Post Season Strength and Conditioning Packet I remember when I would come home for the summer when I was in college I would follow my strength and conditioning packet to the “T” that the strength coach at Hofstra gave me I would wake up before working camps (5am) and get my… [Read More]
6 Bodyweight Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
Yesterday, we talked about how athletes lose their trained abilities after a certain amount of time It’s 2-7 days for speed, 10-20 days for strength endurance and maximal strength is 3 to 4 weeks We have been doing nothing for about 15 weeks now With that in mind, I gave you 6 exercises to help… [Read More]
6 Exercises to Improve Your Speed
I was reading something the other day, where it was talking about how long it takes an athlete to lose its trained abilities 2-7 Days for Speed and 10-20 days for Strength Endurance We have been on quarantine for 14 weeks and will continue to be on a limited sports schedule I would say most… [Read More]
Don’t Be That Coach
With sports starting back up, I got a message from another coach on my blog saying ” I saw on Twitter today that some coach ran his football team through the “Murph” workout…I believe it’s a 1 mile run, 100 crunches, 200 pushups, 300 air squats, and another 1 mile run “ Coaches, please think about this…… [Read More]
You Need To Do More Than A Warm Up and Stretch
With a few states returning to AAU this month, I have a feeling we are going to see a lot more injuries that can be prevented by easing back into sports and by utilizing a complete strength and conditioning program Coaches and Players; You need to do more than a warm up and stretches Doing… [Read More]
Starting Sports Back Up
Starting Sports Back Up I started back up with my athletes training outside last week and it got me thinking, as gyms reopen and sports start back up, we need to keep in mind for the past 12 weeks we have been under a tremendous amount of stress The goal of your training sessions or… [Read More]
Don’t Be That Coach
Something to think about… We all have been on quarantine for 12 weeks We have all had stress and anxiety over everything happening in the world Some of us have been training but most likely not the intensity we would be if in the gym or basketball practice Some of us have done nothing This… [Read More]
Why All Female Athletes Should Be Strength Training
Why All Basketball Players Should be Strength Training! For the obvious reason it will make you stronger and getting stronger usually makes everything better but let’s talk about other benefits We are on almost 12 weeks of quarantine Sports are cancelled Kids are learning online Kids are probably most stressed and anxious than ever Exercises… [Read More]
Detaining
Detraining! What has your athlete done in the last 11 weeks of quarantine? Probably not a lot and you know what that’s ok But now is the time to start the training again Post season basketball is here and most likely AAU season and showcase tournaments are not going to happen So what are you… [Read More]
4 Exercises to Improve Speed
Yesterday, I talked about 5 bodyweight exercises that can increase your strength I know we are all limited to access to the gym, so I wanted to share exercises you can do at home or outside Post season basketball whether we are playing AAU or not, is in full swing and we need to prepare… [Read More]
5 Bodyweight Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
I always consider June, July and August the “post season” of basketball You have 3 months to kick your sports performance program into high gear. This is the time to get stronger, faster, more explosiveness, work on your weakness, address any injuries and prepare for the upcoming season with off the court training The work… [Read More]
5 Core Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
Today’s post might ruffle some feathers, but let me explain why I say: Stop Doing Crunches, Do This Instead…. For the love of god, can we stop having our athletes perform ab crunches to “strengthen” their core The job of the core is to stabilize the spine, but more importantly these athletes are in constant… [Read More]
5 P’s To Being A Successful Basketball Player
I hope you had a great weekend! Today I wanted to share 5 P’s to being a successful basketball player 1. Purpose – why do you play basketball? 2. Patience – It takes time to become the player you want to be. Put the work in and wait for your time to shine 3. Persistence–… [Read More]
You Need to Be Better & Work Harder Than 92% of Student Athletes…
Read This! You need to work harder than 92% of other student athletes So my question is… What are you doing right now to outwork the 92%? The “time off” from AAU and what you are doing to get better will separate you from your competition I hope it’s more than skill work BOOM Can… [Read More]
Strength First
Strength First! Yeah, we do speed and agility drills But we always start with strength Strength is the foundation of your sports performance program So if you want to do speed and agility with your team, please make sure you have at least 1 strength day where you just do pushing, pulling, hinges, squat, lunges,… [Read More]
3 Tips for Girl Basketball Players to Be Successful
Work Hard, Be Consistent and Be Patient Advice I would give all the girl basketball players/ female athletes out there when it comes to strength and conditioning training I know alot of you are working on it now, but what happens when sports start back up, team ball and AAU start? Are you just going… [Read More]
7 Tips for Girl Basketball Players
The last few weeks, I have been sharing some pretty good tips on my blogs for girl basketball players, but also most can apply to female athletes so I wanted to make sure you saw all the tips Here you go… 7 Tips for Girl Basketball Players and Female Athletes 1. 8 Mini Band Workout… [Read More]
Are You Training for Basketball Performance or Injury?
Are you training for performance or injury? If you are just having exercises thrown at you without having an assessment prior to starting and a progressive training plan, you are training for injury Something to think about BOOM Coach Jen PS: Whenever you are ready, here are 4 ways I can help: 1. A Virtual… [Read More]
I Don’t Care How Fast You Are…
How was your weekend? Last week, we talked about the I don’t care how high you can jump, I care how you load up and land You can check out the blog post HERE Now, onto to speed 🙂 Coming from the eyes of a sports performance coach, I don’t care how fast you are,… [Read More]
You Need More Than A Warm Up and Stretches
You Need To Do More Than a Warm Up and Stretches Doing a warm up in every practice does not count as strength training Doing knee highs, leg kicks, side lunges is not going to reduce ACL injuries Doing a warm up once a week does not count as strength training If you took 10-15… [Read More]
Your Discipline Dictates Your Success
What are you doing right now with sports being postponed? What you are doing now will dictate your success next season Skill work ✅ Strength and Conditioning ❌ Speed, Agility and Quickness ❌✅ Sleep, Fuel and Recovery ❌✅ Mental Health ❌ Probably you are working on skills Most aren’t working on their strength and conditioning… [Read More]
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