Stay Active
Smart phones and wearables are great for staying active. While they will not do the work for you, there are tons of apps to help provide reminders, guides, and stats that make it easier to focus on your health and wellness. We have covered dozens of different phone apps that do just that. Some are … Read more
Coaching a youth soccer team can range in terms of responsibility. At the younger ages most volunteer coaches are simply managing crowd control while trying to keep players engaged with practice or a match. As the players progress coaches can get wrapped up in teaching techniques, game flow, strategy, and handling emotions across a team. … Read more
Leading a group of 5u, 6u, or 8 year olds through a season of practice is no small feat. Youth soccer coaches do not sign up for the glory or leading a team, but instead for the chance to be involved with their kid’s development and hopefully impart some great lessons to others. Still, many … Read more
Choose a Wiffle Ball Bat to Hit Dingers Picking the right wiffle ball bat can be an overly complicated topic. While it’s easy to think that anything, including a stick, will do, the truth is that the bay and ball selection will alter a game. Depending on how you setup the field and the dimensions … Read more
If you have spent any time logging workouts in Strava and reviewing them, you have likely come across one metric that can be a bit confusing (or motivating)… GAP. This article covers what you need to know about GAP, and how much weight to put into it when reviewing. GAP is popularized by both Garmin, … Read more
If you are a fan of the popular show American Ninja Warrior, then you no doubt have wondered if you could complete the course. Now with the opening of a handful of licensed American Ninja Warrior Adventure Parks you can try out a few of the features. We went to the Adventure Park in Orange … Read more
Keeping track of your wellness is a difficult task. Almost as difficult can be understanding what it all means. While we cover the details of measuring and tracking metrics here, as well as topics on staying active, knowing some terms and acronyms is helpful. Below is a list of terms and wellness metric acceptance that … Read more
Cornhole is growing in popularity and is a simple to play, yet difficult to master, game. With it’s sudden rise and the elite nature of top players, it comes with it’s own lingo. Not only is having the proper cornhole court dimensions critical to showing your statue, but mastering the game specific terminology will show … Read more
For casual runners, cyclists, and triathletes it is common to enter dozens or even hundreds of different events over the years. Normally each race will have some sort of swag that they give away. While this often includes a race t-shirt, increasingly races are trying to differentiate themselves with other items including towels, bags, or … Read more
Lessons from a real 5U, 6U, and 8U first time youth soccer coach. What can kids learn, practice plans, and more.
