Young Athlete Hub

03/27/2020

http://fitnessplanning.com/at-home-challenge/

We are wanting to help small businesses out there. Please take a look at what we are trying to do and even if you don't live in Columbus, we can help.

This will not only help our staff, but other small businesses out there.

Watch video to learn how to stay FIT and help support local businesses: It is a challenging time for small businesses like ours, but we are here to prove that we can conquer this by coming together as a community. Sign up for our At Home Challenge by making a donation any time from now until April 3...

03/19/2020

Since this is a fanpage for young athletes, how is everybody doing out there with no sports happening?

12/18/2019

A more detailed post about what Victor Oladipo went through...and me.

The quadriceps tendon. If you are like me, you probably didn’t realize there was a quad tendon. My guess is you have probably heard of the patella tendon, but not the quad tendon unless you have injured it somehow. Like I did. I ruptured not just one, but two (you only have two – one

12/12/2019

I hear a lot of words come out of our athletes, but I'd like to hear this one a little more often.

I was talking with an athlete recently asking why he was giving up the sport he grew up with and played every year since he could pick up a bat and baseball. He was on the varsity baseball team the previous year and he was giving it up to switch sports. His answer boiled down to

11/20/2019

Parents: If your kid has aspirations to play in college, read this post.

When we have athletes start training with us, one of the more popular long term goals that is mentioned is they want to play in college. If that is the case, then you certainly need to be aware of what college coaches are actually looking for in recruits. I’ve been around for a long time, thus

11/10/2019

Watch this guy play today and read about the one exercise that is a big reason why he is as fast as he is. LIKE/COMMENT/SHARE this post.

Christian McCaffery, the running back for the Carolina Panthers, is having a monster year. His speed has been very evident this season as he has simply been running faster than everybody else. He has 3 touchdown runs of 50 or more yards, tops in the league. McCaffery and his speed coach, Brian Kula,...

10/22/2019

Nutrition is HUGE. Not just what you eat, but WHEN you eat. Learn proper timing with this post.

Proper nutrition for athletes is muy importante when it comes to optimizing your athlete’s potential for playing well. What isn’t as talked about is not so much what you eat (that is talked about at nausea), but WHEN you eat. You eat too close to a contest and it could be puke city. You eat too