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4 Things I Learned Being The Youngest Coach on Staff
I’ve recently come to realize that my time working as a “young strength and conditioning coach” is slowly waning away. To be candid, I am 24-years old, and by no means do I consider myself an old coach, or even a veteran coach. But, for what seemed like the longest time I was always considered a young Read more
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Movement Development at the High School Level
Young athletes often come into the weight room for the first time with skewed expectations. Caught up in the desired end-results they are seeking – like increased lean muscle mass, monstrous strength gains, and enhanced performance – they often neglect to see their current athletic and physical status for what it is: young, immature and untrained, Read more
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Guest Post by Lauren Green (LA Dodgers): 3 Reasons Why Your Athlete Shouldn’t Specialize Early – Part I
Ryan Faer: Today I am sharing with you a guest post – first part of a 3-part series – on the youth sports culture today, and early-sport specialization. This series was written by a good friend and colleague of mine, Lauren Green, who is the Latin American Coordinator with the Los Angeles Dodgers. I met Lauren nearly three years ago Read more
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Summer Travel-Ball: Optimizing Performance and Maintaining Health
Here in Florida, summer baseball is already underway and will be hitting full swing in the coming weeks. Travel-ball used to mean an entire summer’s worth of weekends were allotted to travel tournaments, leaving weekdays for kids to be kids, go on vacation, and kick it on the block. But, in today’s youth baseball culture, summer ball Read more
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The Importance of Rotational & Lateral Movement in Baseball Training
If you have followed much of writings you will know that I subscribe to the philosophy of hitting all of the major movement categories in an effort to improvement movement, strength, and power, with the ultimate goal of improving athletic performance. These primary movement categories include: Lower-Body Knee-Dominant Movements Lower-Body Hip-Dominant Movements Upper-Body Push Movements Upper-Body Read more
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Why High Schools Need Strength & Conditioning Professionals – Part III
Table of Contents: Part I — Introduction; Safety Considerations in the Weight Room Part II — Improving the Athletic Department as a Whole Part III — Personal Development; Next Steps THE HIGHLIGHTS: – The strength and conditioning coach, at times, is the only coach on staff that interacts with nearly every athlete, every day. – This exposure, combined with the traits Read more
Ryan J. Faer 