Sports Performance Guru Lee Taft, the Speed Guy is on today’s episode. He talks about the commonalities between training professional athletes versus youth athletes, his top 5 drills, the place of sports performance in today’s competitive sports environment, and when he feels athletes should choose to focus on one sport. He also talks about his […]
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In this episode, Lee Taft, a Sports Performance Guru and one of the country’s most prominent speed instructors, gives his thoughts on the obstacles that many sports and fitness organizations face, as well as some pointers to making gym owners more successful. 1. Always be open to learn As human beings, we sometimes have an […]
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Many athletes start playing a sport as a child and never try anything else. Parents often send their children to specialized training from an early age, with the mindset that this is what creates the potential for a child to become a great athlete. However, youth specialization is actually counterproductive. The child’s skills in a […]
Andrew Gregory, CSCS is an assistant coach for the Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams at DePauw University in Indiana. He trains teams on the court and off-court for both Tennis skills and sports performance. As a trainer and a coach, how does he develop the skills of his players? Let’s learn the three keys he […]
Tim Vagen is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He has over 40 years of clinical, field, and teaching experience. He helps athletes, trainers, and Physical Therapists to be better educated in movement skills Moreover, his programs have produced 17 Olympic Medals, Multiple World Records, US National Figure skating champions, multiple US national Swim Champions, […]
Jae Taft is the founder of Us Girls Basketball. She is a former collegiate basketball player and current basketball coach. Outside of developing young basketball players in Florida, Jae has developed Recruiting System 101, a product which helps high school athletes decipher the collegiate recruiting journey and process. She offers us her three keys to […]
Episode 6 Jae Taft is the founder of Us Girls Basketball. Jae is a former collegiate basketball player, and current basketball coach who talks to us about the importance of developing both on court skills as well as off the court skills and how off the court makes you better on the court. She offers […]