As see in the OLD COLONY MEMORIAL newspaper and Wicked Local Plymouth Trending in the Wrong Direction ACL injuries in female athletes on the rise PLYMOUTH — On a recent Saturday night, the U.S. Women’s National Team debuted its 2011 World Cup team in a pre-World Cup friendly match against Japan. Less than 30 …
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Coaches Corner by Dave Gleason As seen in the Pembroke Mariner and WickedLocal.com 1 Million Children Hire Personal Trainers According to multiple sources, including MSNBC and Newsweek, more than 1 million children hire a personal trainer every year in the United States. The rate of youth obesity and the increased competitive nature of youth sports …
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Coaches Corner by Dave Gleason Coaching from the Sidelines? “Youth sports are big business selling big dreams. And, the denial runs deep among sports parents.” At least, that’s the word from Aisha Sultan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in an article that is garnering national attention. If your children are involved in sports, you’ve probably …
Coaches Corner by Dave Gleason Youth Sports Burnout Around the age of 6 (sometimes younger) our children begin to explore recreational sports. The experience of playing youth sports often continues throughout high school. Soccer, basketball, football, lacrosse, hockey and lacrosse are extremely popular. In a recent article by the Journal of the …
**Champion Promotion** Congratulations to the following athletes for successfully achieving higher rank on Saturday March 19th, 2011. Level 1 Phase 1 – White Jacob Lyons Nick Gillespie Jake Donnelly Kyle Gibson Cole Nichols Will LeClair Phase 2 – Orange Alexis Rynning Andrew Gleason Chris Wesinger Anthony Sulfaro Aidan Maggiore Level 2 Phase 1 White Trevor …
Coaches Corner Training Like a Pro; Are we hurting our kids? By Dave Gleason There is a malady that is running a muck in the hyper competitive world of youth sports. The well intentioned and yet ill conceived notion of “more is better” that modern society places on young athletes in an effort to be …
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Testing and assessing young athletes should not begin with adjusted 1 rep max or 3 rep max in the squat and or bench press. Collecting data on a young athlete who is beginning an athletic development program should not be be based on how many push ups, sit ups and pull ups they can perform …
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE South Shore Youth Fitness Program Profiled In Nationwide ‘Live Chat’ Pembroke Young Athletes Benefit from Nationally Recognized Fitness Center January 10, 2011: Pembroke’s Athletic Revolution Training Center will be featured on a nationwide ‘Live Chat’ during a coast-to-coast broadcast in conjunction with leading newspapers including the Chicago Tribune and Los …
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News Release For Immediate Release Pembroke Youth Fitness Coach Earns ‘Best in the World’ Title Area Young Athletes Benefit From World-Class Expertise In February of 2010, Pembroke-based Youth Fitness Specialist, Dave Gleason was named ‘Trainer of the Year’ by the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA). No easy accomplishment, Gleason was selected above the other 2,700 …
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The following video is one of the best I have seen in a long, long time. DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO… Without an open mind. This wraps up why I opened Athletic Revolution and why what we do is so different. We are constantly educating parents…informing them so they can make solid decisions as to …