Coach Mike's Blog

In previous blogs I’ve mentioned that I see myself as a teacher-coach. As a teacher, I plant seeds of positivity and growth and, as a coach, I get results. However, what if the athlete you’re working with is having difficulty staying focused, is upset, or...

Learning when to use progressions and regressions can be a bit challenging. Having a trained eye is what separates a good trainer/coach from an excellent one. This specific skill set enables the coach to know when it’s time to move the athlete to the next level. The...

The thoughts and ideas I’m about to share come from different resources, inspirations, personal experiences, and most importantly, from the families and athletes with whom I work. As I mentioned in my last blog, all the athletes I train have very different learning...

There are few professions in this world that give you the power to shape a young individual's life; coaching is one of them. Coaching is like baking a cake: it’s one part teacher, one part mentor, one part motivator, and one part role model. A coach has the...

It seems that it’s getting harder and harder for society to relate to the idea of improvement because we live in such a result-oriented world. Think about it: when was the last time someone told you you did a good job, improved upon your skills, or gave you some sort...

I learned the concept of INclusion at a very young age. At the age of four, I was diagnosed with a learning disability that was both retrieval- and language-based. The diagnosis opened the floodgates to a series of judgments from teachers and classmates as...

The best answer I can give is that it’s a matter of opinion. It all depends on the goals of the parent as well as the child/adolescent. What are you looking to achieve? For some, organized sports is an excellent option. Studies have shown that organized sports...

Every single organization and/or business on this planet knows what they do. Some even know how they do it, but very few know why they do what they do. That being said, why does my business, Empowered Sports and Fitness, exist? Here is...