Physical Therapy for the Soul

It was the last play of Jake’s freshman football season.  I ran onto the field because I watched my kids play so many plays over so many years and knew immediately that this was different…and not good.  Jake’s ankle got stuck in the turf, rolled up on, and a few minutes later the ambulance was […]

Travel Sports vs School Sports for Youth Athletes

travel sports vs school sports for youth athletes — young athlete competing on field

It is one of the most common conversations happening in households across the country right now. Your child loves their sport. They are getting better. A travel team or club programme has come onto your radar — maybe a coach suggested it, maybe another parent mentioned it, maybe your child came home asking about it […]

preparing student athlete for high school athletics

The jump from middle school sports to high school athletics is one of the biggest transitions a young athlete will ever make. The competition gets faster. The coaches get more demanding. The stakes feel higher. And the margin for error — athletically, academically and socially — gets noticeably smaller. Most parents see this transition coming […]

College Recruiting Process for Student Athletes

What Most Families Get Wrong About College Recruiting If you are the parent of a student athlete, there is a good chance you have already felt it — that quiet anxiety that shows up sometime around eighth or ninth grade. Your child is talented. You believe in them. But the college recruiting process feels like […]