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“Relationship Building 101” / “The Burning Questions Surrounding the 2014 Football Season”

By Will Hitzelberger on August 22, 2014 / SSP Football / Leave a comment

“Relationship Building 101” / “The Burning Questions Surrounding the 2014 Football Season” By: "The Other Coach K," David Kelly, High School, College and Professional Football Coach I know that the calendar year begins in January, but the “Real Year” begins in August when “Toe meets Leather”. Yes, [...]Read more →

“Your Actions Speak So Loud, I Can’t Hear a Word You’re Saying”!

By Will Hitzelberger on July 31, 2014 / SSP Football / Leave a comment

“Your Actions Speak So Loud, I Can’t Hear a Word You’re Saying”! By: "The Other Coach K," David Kelly, High School, College and Professional Football Coach A few weeks ago during my morning workout, one of my workout partners commenced to tell me about how his daughters [...]Read more →

A LESSON REINFORCED AT THE WORLD CUP

By Tony Amato on July 21, 2014 / SSP Soccer / Leave a comment

A LESSON REINFORCED AT THE WORLD CUP By: Tony Amato University of Arizona Head Women's Soccer Coach I have been in college coaching for 15 years and have learned many lessons along the way. On my recent trip to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup, I was [...]Read more →

A Futbol “FOCUS!”

By Will Hitzelberger on July 14, 2014 / SSP Football / 1 Comment

A Futbol "FOCUS!" By: "The Other Coach K," David Kelly, High School, College and Professional Football Coach After viewing several of the World Cup matches and observing the passionate enthusiasm that accompanies them, it's easy to see why "Futbol" is the most popular sport worldwide. Just last [...]Read more →

Training Tips for Sprinters

By SPECTRUM, Inc on June 19, 2014 / SSP Swim / Leave a comment

Training Tips for Sprinters By: Eric McGinnis, CSCSDirector of SSP Swim Rollins College Strength & Conditioning Coach Sports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports Performance Everybody wants to be a sprinter, but any experienced swimmer knows that swimming fast can be harder than it looks. Here are five tips, in [...]Read more →

Who Is Coaching the Coaches?

By Sean Reed on June 17, 2014 / SSP Soccer / Leave a comment

Who Is Coaching the Coaches? By: Sean Reed, MSc I must confess that most of my blogs have been and will continue to be focused around the development of the player. I make strong reference to how important it is to ensure we create a player-centered environment [...]Read more →

Thanks For The Motivation, Coach!

By Will Hitzelberger on June 17, 2014 / SSP Football / Leave a comment

Thanks For The Motivation, Coach! By: "The Other Coach K," David Kelly, High School, College and Professional Football Coach Hi everyone ….. it's blogging time again with "The Other Coach K"! I was truly humbled by the tremendous response, and conversation generated from my last blog, "Are [...]Read more →

5 Reasons College Athletes Underperform During Their Freshman Year

By Jaki Hitzelberger on June 9, 2014 / Be A Better Athlete / 4 Comments

5 Reasons College Athletes Underperform During Their Freshman Year By: Jaki Hitzelberger, MA Certified Mental Game Coaching Professional Licensed Mental Health Counselor It is all too common that highly talented athletes struggle to perform during their freshman year in college. Usually it is not a question of [...]Read more →

2014 College Signings

By SPECTRUM, Inc on June 2, 2014 / Tracking Success / Leave a comment

The List Keeps GrowingNikki Lauderback - USF (Soccer) Austin Jones - Temple (Football) Brittany Kelly - USF (Volleyball) Max Parker - Syracuse (Lacrosse) Brittany Raymond - USF (Soccer) Rufus Mosley - Marist (Football) Kristy Garrison - Limestone (Lacrosse) Alexia Taylor - Liberty (Softball) Beth Nordhorn - UNC [...]Read more →

Performance Training for Action/Extreme Sports?

By Will Hitzelberger on May 29, 2014 / SSP Action / 1 Comment

Performance Training for Action/Extreme Sports? By: Will Hitzelberger Over the last several years we have had a couple of these action or extreme athletes: some wakeboarding, motocross, martial arts, etc. More recently, in the last year, we have attracted some of the world’s top wakeboarders. With that [...]Read more →