May 21, 2012

Bracketology 2.0 – Sweet 16

What an amazing opening week to the NCAA Tournament! The descriptive March Madness definitely held… [more]

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Why do athletes stop training after an injury?

Injuries may keep you off the field, but they shouldn't keep you from training...

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Basketball and Net

Bracketology 2.0 – Sweet 16

What an amazing opening week to the NCAA Tournament!
The descriptive March Madness definitely held true with the mid-majors stealing the show.
Friday was a record day of upsets in the tourney with 2 #15 seeds & a #14 seed making it to the next round.
Amazing performances were turned in by:
Kyle O’Quinn (Norfolk St) – 26 pts … Read More >

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Know Your Role

Are you a “role player?” No matter how many points you score or minutes you play…the answer is YES! Many players consider be called a “role player” an insult. Well I’ve got news for you – EVERY player in the history of the game is a role player.  Lebron James – role player…Kobe Bryant – … Read More >

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You play to WIN the game

Coaching is coaching regardless of sport.  There are “good” coaches and “bad” coaches, but how do we define what differentiates a “good” coach from a “bad” one?
In our opinion, the good coaches put their teams in the best position to be successful. Success can be identified in a variety of ways, but usually it comes … Read More >

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GAMESPEED Comes to BasketballFIT

The GAMESPEED Testing System has be a crucial part of youth player development in SoccerFIT Academy over the past year. Well we’ve got good news for our bballers…The BasketballFIT GAMESPEED Test is here!
The BBallFIT GAMESPEED system shows players EXACTLY where the should be spending there time during the off-season – improving their skill, speed, or … Read More >

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Product Review: SmartJump Vertical Jump Analysis System

Last week we put up a 5 part series on how we test and assess our athletes vertical jump. You can get a closer look at this series by clicking on the links below…
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Testing Max Verticals with the SmartJump System from Fusion Sport. In this post you can see how … Read More >

Basketball and Net

Bracketology – And Then There Were Four

Here is our Fourth & Final post in the “March Madness Random Thoughts” series…..and it fittingly discusses the FINAL FOUR.
This year’s NCAA tournament been one of the most shocking ever – full of Upsets, Buzzer Beaters, Great Individual Performances.
What made this one special were the spectacular TEAM performances: The BUTLER did it….again. VCU rammed through … Read More >

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INSPIRING WORDS: Impacting the lives of young atheltes…

The 3 minute movie referenced at the bottom of this post, speaks to some of the points that were brought up today in a small group meeting I had with local coaches. Lombardi actually was going down the road to be a preacher, and you can see a strong faith and commitment in his words … Read More >

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RESEARCH: The Effects of a 4-Week Jump Training Program on Knee Injury and Performance Indicators

In the December 2010 issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Lee Herrington of the University of Salford, (Manchester, United Kingdom) looked at the effects of a shortened jump training program of 15 minutes per day, 3 days per week for 4 weeks verses the typical 6-8 week programs that can last from … Read More >