On today's show we revisit the episode with Dr’s Anthony and Molly McDonald who discuss how sports vision training can give an athlete a visual edge to maximize their performance. Tune in to understand how having perfect vision does not necessarily mean perfect functional vision, and how improving sports vision can also improve academic performance in the young athlete.

On today's Athlete Tip Of The Week Friday, we bring you an excellent speech by world-renowned actor and director Denzel Washington that will tell us why it is essential to "Fall Forward." Learn how failure is vital in the developmental process of sports and life, and as Denzel states, "If you don't fail, you're not even trying."

 Over the past few weeks, we have been focusing on physical literacy, functional movement skills, sports skills, and the long term development for the young athlete. Today’s show is super exciting for me because our guest has dedicated his life’s passion and work to these topics along with exercise physiology, nutrition, and sports science information. Capturing a coveted position after graduating from the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Movement Science, he began working for the NHL’s New York Rangers ice hockey team as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. In 2015, he transitioned within the Rangers organization to become the team’s first Sports Scientist/Performance Analyst. While working for the Rangers, he also earned his Master’s degree in Nutrition and Human Performance from Logan University.

Our guest is also the creator of a website dedicated to providing content in the form of infographics and research reviews to enable readers to make informed decisions about health, wellness, nutrition, exercise, and sport science.

Currently, he is the Sports Science Advisor for RockDaisy LLC and the Sports Science Coordinator at the University of Vermont. Our guest keeps busy working in the areas that he is passionate about and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Functioning and Rehabilitation Science.

On today's Athlete Tip Of The Week Friday, we introduce an excellent book that can help with the development of the young athlete. This resource provides some principles and applicable tools that can help improve various areas of everyone's life. Learn how little decisions we make every day can help us further develop to what we strive to achieve.

What if you were on a team bus and the driver did not know where to go-would you continue to ride on the bus to destination anywhere? On today’s episode we discuss the importance of FOCUS with a PURPOSE. Learn some key tips to improve focus as well as why it is one of the key components needed to succeed in sports and life.

On today’s episode, we close out our two week series on Young Athlete Development by introducing an excellent resource for every parent and coach. This resource helps to identify and understand the essential elements in developing a young athlete.

How do you coach athletes of the same age but different skill sets? How can you help the athlete from becoming frustrated because they feel as though their teammates are bigger, faster, or stronger than them? On today’s episode, we will learn the importance of developmental age versus chronological age in the young developing athlete. Tune in to understand how maturation can vary significantly in athletes and how parents can learn tips to avoid frustration in young athlete and have them focus in on the fun of the sport.

On today’s Athlete Tip Of The Week Friday, we bring back an essential episode on physical literacy. Tune in today to learn why it is a critical part of the early stages of young athlete development. This is a key episode that will tie into next Monday’s episode which will be our two week series on Young Athlete Development.

On today’s episode we bring back an episode that will help us kick off a two week series on Young Athlete Development. Tune in today to learn the importance of Long-Term Athlete Development.

On Today’s Athlete Tip of The Week Friday we bring back a great young motivational speaker who will inspire every young athlete to NOT hold their dreams in. Tune in today and learn why it is important to release our dreams.