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Well , it's cracking . Guys excited

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to hop on here and talk through a couple

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more concepts with you guys for

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the podcast . It's actually been a

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minute since I've done an episode

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was going strong , there had

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a couple of , so it's out in a row and

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then had to take a break . Been really busy at the gym

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hiring some new coaches , brought a

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nutritionist for the athletes that

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they have access to and

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looking on some different expansion options

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for the gym and in a different location

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, so definitely been staying

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busy . I wanted

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to chime in today and talk about something

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I wrote about in a blog a couple

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weeks ago . Today's

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topic per se will be nurturing

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, nurturing excellence and

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breaking that down into a try

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out of success in youth athlete training

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different things . We can focus on

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different factors that

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play a huge role in an athlete's ability to perform

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, to recover and to train

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at a high level . So

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what I find is there are

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a lot of athletes putting in

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the effort to train at a high level

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, but there are not a lot of athletes

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putting in the same amount of effort into their recovery

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or or their training outside

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of sport . So

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it's a pivotal phase as a youth athlete

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and as you're developing into

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a sport star or high

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level athlete , but also , ultimately

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, healthy , a healthy human . There's

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a blend of physical exertion , mental

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fortitude and the

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ability to understand what your body

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needs and being able to listen

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to your body . So

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I wanted to go over some of the components that

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we think form the bedrock of a successful

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youth athlete training cycle or

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for the athlete as they

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develop and grow throughout

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the year . So number one obvious

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one is consistency . It's

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the cornerstone . It's more important

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than doing cool workouts

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or even the type of workouts you're doing they

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face . Youth athletes have a huge challenge

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of balancing academics , social

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activities and sport commitments , and

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if you're able to establish a consistent routine

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, training routine that

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you know fosters discipline but also

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will give you gradual , sustainable

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progress over time , then you're winning

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this battle . Many

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athletes find themselves with soft

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tissue injuries , overuse , injuries

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due to participating in sport and neglecting

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the strengthening side that allows

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the athlete to move through different planes

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of motion patterns and develop

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strength and elasticity throughout the body , as

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well as develop the central nervous system Due

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to the demands of sport nowadays

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. Nowadays , with the athletes , they

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are missing out if they are not consistently

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training . What we have

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found is we've been able to get great

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progress with athletes that are even coming in only

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two times a week . As long as they

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can stay consistent over the years , they

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turn out on the other end as really capable

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, healthy athletes that many

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of them get to go play at the next level . Number

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two is nutrition , and

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this is why we took the time to hire

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a coach that can help provide this for our athletes

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. It is huge when it comes to maximizing

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your progress in the gym , performance

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on the field , and you are

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what you eat . It holds particularly true

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for youth athletes . Proper

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nutrition is imperative . It's a fuel

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that propels not only their physical but

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their mental health and performance , so

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keep that in mind . There's a lot of focus

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on mental health in today's climate

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, but it's not often

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talked about that nutrition can be a big part

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of that and how they feel

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about themselves every day . So carbohydrates

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, proteins , fats , vitamins and minerals pivotal

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role in supporting growth and energy

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production and recovery

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of the athlete once they do play

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in their sport or they are in here training

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. You need to be eating the food and

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you need to be eating the right types

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of foods . That's

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why we have that consultation available for athletes

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now , so they can get that dialed in and start

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working towards those goals Again

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. Can't stress how imperative this is

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for athletes looking to make it to the

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next level . And then we've got

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sleep Again

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, tough with everything that's out

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there to distract us . In today's world there's

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so many opportunities to waste time

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or hop on social media or stay up and

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watch a show , stream a movie , whatever

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. We find that a lot of athletes are

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not getting quality sleep and

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oftentimes they're expressing that they're unable

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to sleep due to their circadian rhythms

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being thrown off and a host of other

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reasons . So , really

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taking the time to learn and

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develop patterns for great sleep , the

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body is going to undergo critical processes

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such as muscle repair , hormone regulation

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and memory consolidation . So

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this even comes back to performance in

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school as well . As the type of training

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we do at Hans Athletics is very CNS driven

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. Neurologically is challenging and

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if you are not sleeping , you're not going to make the

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progress or garner the results from the work

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that you're doing and potentially

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even lead yourself into a deep

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circle of injury and a long term

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issue with staying healthy and on the court . It's

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also going to have a big role in

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your emotional well being , your ability

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to be resilient and to handle

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the stresses of life and not

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run into a wall when you're

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trying to improve

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yourself and push yourself beyond your limits . So

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challenge you to create a conducive sleep

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environment that aids in overall performance

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and health . And

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then bonus , bonus one is load management . So

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easy again

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with multi sport athletes and the emphasis on that . And

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then the problem is a lot of these sport coaches

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don't want their season to be over when it's over

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per se on in the high school realm , right ? So now you've got a lot

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of club sports . You got a lot of different opportunities

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to continue to play sport . This

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has led to very skilled athletes , but

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it has also led to a lot of over trained

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and burnt out athletes . So

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, as an athlete , is an apparent being aware

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of load management being realistic with with how

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much your athlete is competing and performing . You

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know , if they're practicing over two hours a

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day between all the different

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sports that they're participating in , they're probably

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going to be burnt out and potentially get some injuries . It

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just doesn't . It's not available

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to athletes , nor even professional athletes

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to . You know , train

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one sport in the morning

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for an hour and a half , play another sport

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for another hour and a half and potentially even have another

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game or sport , which we see more often than not , where athletes

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are physically active of up to six hours a

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day . So

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keep that in mind . As

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a parent , stay realistic . Put

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yourself in that situation . Would you be able to go

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to work , a k , a school and complete all of that physical

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exercise outside of that and and be sleeping and eating and

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doing the right things to even make that possible ? It's

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important to have a systematic approach to the

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sports you're playing and how much you're competing

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in your training , having

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rest periods off seasons and

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allowing the body to adapt

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and peak at the right times . Again

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, you might find that your athlete , by

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playing less sport , will actually get better at the sports that

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they care about . So

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, in conclusion , youth athlete training it's a holistic journey

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extends well beyond the playing field . Consistency , nutrition

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, sleep and load management have a symbiotic relationship

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. Each

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element is complimenting each other as

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you go through the pursuit of excellence . By instilling these principles

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with your athletes early on , or as they come into our facility , and

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we try to teach them this we

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not only mold physically adept athletes great athletes

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in their sport , but you also foster your athletes . We

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also foster habits that contribute to a lifetime

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of health and well being . Again

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, that is the long term goal of hence athletics College

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. Sports are awesome . We've sent out 55 athletes

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in the last year and a half out of Pocatello , idaho

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. That is unreal , but

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at the end of the day , athlete being able to leave our

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facility and continue to take care of themselves

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in a healthy way for the rest of their lives

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is our main goal and mission . As

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parents , as coaches , it's our responsibility

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to nurture the potential with these young

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athletes and provide them with the tools to

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be able to not only do

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well in their chosen sport but also in

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all facets of life outside of that . So wanted

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to kind of share that with you guys . Go through

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it , talk through it . If you guys have any

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questions or thoughts on these topics

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, go ahead and send them over . Make sure

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to connect with us on Instagram , twitter

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, tiktok , whatever

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you are available on Facebook

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. We have different

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sites and opportunities to receive education

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through those different

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social media platforms , websites

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, handsathleticscom . If you are interested

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in training or you have a team that's interested in training with us

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, please reach out . We

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will be filling up this summer with our

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team training and we are now

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doing some in season , fall and spring

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work with teams as well . So

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again , appreciate you guys . Thank you for the

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support . We could not do

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the things we do without you guys , and

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I hope you guys have a great weekend

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. It's a Friday right now I'm recording

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this and stay positive and optimistic about life . Have

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a great one , guys .