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It’s been 10 years since I started Boost and began working with youth athletes.  Based on my experiences, my motivation to deliver science based training to an underserved market was born.  See I was on the receiving end of some pretty bad training philosophies years ago.  Coming out of college as a free safety and […]

At the Boost Performance Center we get a variety of athletes, with a variety of goals and needs.  It’s one of the things I love most about being a performance coach, every athlete brings a new opportunity to research and implement different strategies to improve performance.  It’s a love for the process.  With that said, […]

Training for athletic performance is all about specificity.  Unlike general fitness, feeling and looking good is not enough to develop raw athleticism, although these qualities are often enjoyed by athletes participating in a robust and consistent strength and conditioning program.  Performance training often looks to build athletic qualities such as strength, speed, power, agility, cardiovascular […]

As a gym owner and performance specialist, results have always been the driver behind how I develop my athletes.  I don’t complicate things.  My primary demographic are athletes ages 12-15, which means I don’t need to get fancy or complicated.  Athletes at this age benefit tremendously from a well rounded periodized plan that trains all […]

Making training into a fun game is a sneaky way to get athletes to give even more effort during sessions.  It’s also a great tool to incorporate into training because it more closely resembles competitive play where movements are random, and athletes are forced to react quickly and decisively.   At my gym, the Boost […]

Injuries can be detrimental to the development of youth athletes, and really any level of athlete for that matter.  They can set you back weeks, months, and even years.  Not to mention the effect injuries can have on their mental state as they build the confidence needed to get back to competing at a high […]

So in Part 1 we dove into some information about what parents should and shouldn’t do with their youth athletes.  Agree or disagree, this info is based on 10 years of working with mostly youth athletes, so I’ve pretty much seen it all.  While it’s easy to assume I’m speaking to those parents who vicariously […]

As a parent who was a former athlete, I can spend hours telling you how important sports were to me growing up and how they’ve shaped me into my adult years.  Now with a daughter of my own, I think of all the ways in which I hope her experience as an athlete will be […]

In this Part 2 feature on Gaining Speed I’ll be sharing more exercises for speed enthusiasts looking to get faster on the field, track, or court.  Recapping our last article we know that anyone can get faster, but not everyone is Usain Bolt.  The degree to which you develop speed is based on a few […]