If you’re heading off to college for the first time in the fall, you might not know what to expect as a college athlete. Here’s a quick snapshot of what a typical day looks like: 6:25 a.m. – My alarm screams at me to get up, get dressed, eat a protein bar, and head over …
Balancing Life as a College Athlete: School, Sports, and Socializing
Being a college athlete, no matter the division, is a full-time job. Between the constant grind for your sport, balancing the completion of schoolwork, and making time to be social, it can be quite the juggling act. This is not something that should be seen as intimidating. College is such an exciting time where you …
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Discipline – Bend, Don’t Break: Advice for Coaches Everywhere
Parisi Nation… We have a much bigger responsibility to our kids than injury prevention and increased performance. We must prepare them to face the world as functional members of our society. To teach, edify, and inspire is the true calling of a coach! I was recently asked by a fellow Parisi Speed School Coach , …
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Your Season is Cancelled. Now What?
As many states have just announced that schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year, spring sports are also officially cancelled. For some time, there was hope that the season could happen, at least in some form. Unfortunately, now the high school careers of athletes have come to an abrupt close. While …
Things I Wished I’d Known Before Joining a Sports Team
You fall in love with a sport at a young age and then next thing you know, you are in high school committing 20+ hours a week in training and competitions. You never thought the sport you fell in love with could take up so much of your life. You also had no idea how …
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How to Stay Motivated as an Injured Athlete
One of the worst things an athlete can be told is that your season cannot go on because of an injury. These are never words you want to hear, but an injury can give you a whole new appreciation for your sport. Through injury, your toughness and grit is sure to appear more than ever …
Atlantic Health Medicine Series: Patellofemoral Syndrome Prevention & Treatment
Dr. Daniel Harrington from Atlantic Health System joins Bill Parisi for a discussion on the prevention and treatment of a common injury with runners and athlete’s – Patellofemoral Syndrome.
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6 Habits For Home Workouts
There’s no better time than right now to create good home workout habits. Physical fitness is so crucial during these uncertain times. Not only in the sense of clearing your mind and getting your heart rate up, but more importantly to stay healthy to fight off this virus or any in the future. These habits …
Are You Building Leaders?
Creating leaders with today’s kids is tough. Leadership is a skill, and in the past, it was much easier to see than today. I saw my leaders work hard, respect their peers and athletes, protect their people, and keep their word. Many of people today that kids view as leaders lack these qualities, but here …
3 Things Athletes NEED To Do Right Now
I think I speak for every athlete when I say that the Corona Virus can chill out. That was the censored version that is blog-approved. There’s no doubt that widespread stay-at-home orders have thrown a car-sized wrench into everyone’s plans, let alone their sports performance training and upcoming sports seasons. But what if I told …
3 Multi-Directional Speed Exercises for Home Workouts
Whether in-season, out-of-season, or in quarantine, multi-directional speed exercises are always important for athletes. Our Parisi Speed School locations may be closed, but that does not mean training has to stop. All of these exercises can easily be done at home to continue improving speed and agility. Diagonal Hops Diagonal hops are done with feet …
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3 Strength Exercises for Home Workouts
What better way to take a break from online classes than with a home workout? During this quarantine, it is so important to stay active and even more important to stay healthy. Parisi athletes are so lucky to have such easy access to these home workouts in our Speed & Strength Home Workout Series. During …