Train2Play: Recent Episodes
Train2Play
Abby and Corey navigate all topics sports performance. They mostly cater to youth athletes looking for advice on training, nutrition, sleep, etc. to become more competitive on their field of play!
In this EP we go over top end speed training. The next 3 weeks are dedicated to giving you the knowledge of how to organize and follow through with speed training. In this weeks episode we go over top end speed training and what qualities we are trying to increase to help you get faster! ENJOY
In this EP, Abby and Corey dive into the pregame warm up as an athlete. They cover everything you should be doing on your own as well as some tips for coaches to add certain things into their warm ups to help athletes be prepared for the game they are about to play. As always, ENJOY!
In today's EP, Corey and Abby dive into what sports specific training in the weight room really is. What does it looks like and why some people miss the mark when it comes to training in the weight room a certain way. As always ENJOY!
Today, Corey and Abby dive into the Squat exercise and go over it's key benefits. In addiction, they go over why everyone should master this simple movement. As Always, ENJOY!!
In this EP, Abby and Corey take a deep dive into the four seasons of training for an athlete. They are the preseason, postseason, off-season, and in-season. They go into detail on what theses training seasons look like, how much time to spend in them, and why it is beneficial for an athlete to define and look at these four seasons as different pieces to creating a good pie! ENJOY
In this week's EP, Abby and Core dive into the topic of change of direction training vs. agility training. These two methods of training have some overlaps but also have some distinct differences. As always ENJOY
In this EP, Abby and Corey discuss Training age. What is it, how we use it, and what are the pros and cons of using this tool to help introduce athletes to weight room, and plyometric exercises. ENJJOY
Today's Podcast is all about Haven GMB (Growth, Mind, and Body). Abby created this non-profit to help serve our youth to develop sound qualities inside and outside of the gym! Listen and learn as Abby goes over their prelaunch success and what's upcoming and in store for this great organization!! As always ENJOY
In this Episode, Abby and Corey go over goal setting. Goal setting is critical to any athlete wanting to achieve more as it gives them a destination to travel to. We break down what types of goals you need to set and how to go about doing those! ENJOY!
In this Mini EP, Abby and Corey go over what to do when you get injured on the field of play. There is a great quote that goes like this, "Anything worth doing will come with an inherent risk of injury." In sports the risk of injury is above average, through training and other forms of rehab, prehab exercises we can limit this but it will never be a 0 equation, so having a game plan for when that does happen might be the key to unlocking coming back early or on time or having to sit out for a while. As always ENJOY, as we dive into just small details of when you get injured what to do!
In this EP, Abby and Corey dive into gameday nutrition. Many athletes overthink/complicate what they should eat, how much, and when, when it comes to gameday. It's pretty simple and Abby and Corey provide you with some key tenants to stick to to make sure you are ready to perform! As always, ENJOY!
In This Episode, Corey and Abby dive into why youth athletes should focus on strength year round. During season and out of season, strength has many benefits to improving athletes ability to decrease the risk of inury as well as becoming more athletic even in season. They go over what type of programming to do in both in season strength training and out of season strength training as well as dive into age appropriate strength training protocols. Enjoy!
In this episode Abby and Corey take you through some of the top morning stretches athletes can do to help prime their body for the day! Enjoy
- Child’s pose into Cat/Cow
- Child’s Pose is a great one to start with in the morning because it gets your lower back, hips, quads and ankles. If you sleep in weird positions this will help get in alignment to start your day. Child’s pose also promotes blood flow and circulation to the head. Many people just jump right into their day but this really warms up the body and gets everything flowing properly to lessen the morning fatigue. From here you can go right into a cat/cow rotation by popping up onto the hands. This stretch sets you up for good posture and balance in your day. It is just a continuation of child's pose with some activation in all those same muscle groups.
- Downward Dog
- Downdog continues the blood flow in the morning while now also stretching the chest and shoulders. Basically working up the body from childs pose. This will align the spine even more so if you were having any weird tossing and turning in your sleep or did a heavy back workout the day before. Having your heart above your head to start your day increases blood flow to the brain and has you ready to go all day long.
- Squat hold
- The squat hold is going to increase your strength and power and get the body ready to move. This position should loosen up some stiffness from sleep and continue opening up the body to be ready for use.
All three of these stretches are great for balance, posture, and blood flow which is why we want to start the day off with them.
This is our first mini podcast. We go over the top 3 jump exercises for beginners and why they are beneficial to do them! Enjoy
In their first episode Jason, Abby, and Corey discuss the topic of specializing in a single sport compared to playing multiple sports. This is a great first episode that hits the nail on the head with how to think of letting your child navigate playing sports at a young age to possible becoming a collegiate or professional athlete.
Here are the top 6 recommendations around Specialization and Youth Sports
“2019 National Athletic Trainers Association guideline for youth athletes, endorsed by Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society, Professional Hockey Athletic Training Society, Professional Soccer Athletic Trainers’ Society, National Basketball Athletic Trainers’ Association, Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers’ Society and the NATA Intercollegiate Sports Medicine Council.
1. Delay specializing in a single sport for as long as possible: Sport specialization is often described as participating and/or training for a single sport year-round. Adolescent and young athletes should strive to participate, or sample, a variety of sports. This recommendation supports general physical fitness, athleticism and reduces injury risk in athletes.
2. One team at a time: Adolescent and young athletes should participate in one organized sport per season. Many adolescent and young athletes participate or train year-round in a single sport, while simultaneously competing in other organized sports. Total volume of organized sport participation per season is an important risk factor for injury.
3. Less than eight months per year: Adolescent and young athletes should not play a single sport more than eight months per year.
4. No more hours/week than age in years: Adolescent and young athletes should not participate in organized sport and/or activity more hours per week than their age (i.e., a 12-year-old athlete should not participate in more than 12 hours per week of organized sport).
5. Two days of rest per week: Adolescent and young athletes should have a minimum of two days off per week from organized training and competition. Athletes should not participate in other organized team sports, competitions and/or training on rest and recovery days.
6. Rest and recovery time from organized sport participation: Adolescent and young athletes should spend time away from organized sport and/or activity at the end of each competitive season. This allows for both physical and mental recovery, promotes health and well-being and minimizes injury risk and burnout/dropout.”
Ultimately the best way to figure out what sports your youth athlete should play and how to navigate the specialization vs. playing multiple sports at a time dilemma is to ask your child what sports they would like to play. Keep it fun, keep it simple, and allow for them to develop by themselves through playing multiple sports THEY ENJOY at a young age.