ACL injuries, or an injury of the anterior cruciate ligament, is an injury that affects female soccer players far more often than male soccer players. In fact, female competitors experience these injuries at 2.8 times more frequently. However, strength training, particularly training that builds the muscles that stabilize the knee area can help prevent such […]
Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in all of America at the moment. It is something that many young kids are getting into and high school programs across the country are adding it to their sporting portfolio. As a result, lacrosse teams are even popping up in colleges. Now, people can scholarships and […]
There are so many things that go into making a baseball player great. Being a good baseball players has to do a lot with paying attention to the details. If you are someone who is analytical in their approach to life while playing baseball, chances are that you will be quite good. You need to […]
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world. It has some transcendent athletes and it is something that brings a lot of people together. Also, basketball is one of the sports that you can improve on the most if you practice a lot. There are other sports out there that are not […]
If you are looking to improve your soccer skills, you should know that there are a bunch of ways in which you can do that. In fact, there are some people that do not have a weak foot in soccer because they trained on it so much. Now, one of the best drills that you […]
Soccer is one of the world’s most loved sports. As a result, many parents love to get their kids involved with soccer from a young age. They are able to get their kids to be active by putting them in the sport that brings people together the most. Therefore, if you are running a youth […]
If you are someone who is training an athlete, or you are a young athlete, you must know that diet is so important for you. From a young age, diet should be instilled into athletes as being one of the most important things that one can focus on. By making sure that these athletes eat […]
Photo Credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images By: Jason When the subject of big-game pitchers came up in the 2017 MLB postseason, the discussion often turned to the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw and Yu Darvish, or the Astros’ Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers, Jr. But the largely unsung hero of Houston’s postseason was Charlie Morton, a pitcher who […]
Photo Credit: Photo Credit: David J. Phillip/Associated Press By: Jason The Houston Astros have no shortage of offensive talent as they make their push to win the 2017 World Series. One of them, however, wasn’t necessarily in the team’s plans. Yuli Gurriel holds down first base for the Astros, but in June of 2014, as […]
Photo Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images By: Jason When fans think of the 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers, for sure names like Clayton Kershaw and Yasiel Puig come to mind first. Having star players comes with the territory for Los Angeles over the last couple years, but World Series success has not. The difference this year has […]
Photo: Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle By: Jason Reports of Justin Verlander’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. With most of his measurables in decline since 2013, in 2014 it seemed the one-time ace had lost his touch. The perennial All-Star from 2009 to 2013 saw his ERA balloon to 4.54 in 2014, and he became a veritable […]
Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The night before the NLDS Game 4 between the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals, the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg didn’t figure he’d be starting Wednesday due to the flu-like symptoms. Instead, he had the cure for the Cubs. Strasburg notched 12 strikeouts over 7 shutout innings en route to Washington forcing a […]
Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle The Houston Astros are heading back to the American League Championship Series, finishing out the American League East champion Boston Red Sox on Monday. They took the series 3-1 over the Red Sox, but had to come from behind to do it. Alex Bregman and Josh Reddick provided the late-game […]
Photo: Wikipedia-Flicker In any World Series, the focus is, of course, on the stars. The 2016 edition of the Fall Classic is no different, with potential MVP candidate Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo in the Chicago Cubs’ dugout, and star-on-the-rise Francisco Lindor and Corey Kluber leading the Cleveland Indians. Like many other World Series, however, […]
How to get faster muscle speed and quickly improve your athletic performance in all sports! Having fast muscles is not the same as having strong muscles and you can not get faster contracting muscles by training for strength using traditional weight training routines – in fact that could actually make you slower. For speed, fast […]
