A good question recently came in from a coach: “I’m in my current HS season, and my middle hitters are hitting horribly. I know middles aren’t nearly as valu...

We at Gold Medal Squared are lucky to have a wonderful group of coaches on our Advisory Staff.  One of the things we are working to do is bring you more of t...

Has our system created an unintended consequence in player development? Dr. Jay Martin – Soccer Journal In early September, a Division I game featured two T...

The Competitive Cauldron Written by Tom Black Explaining the Competitive Cauldron There is no improvement without intensity. This is what draws us to the cau...

Life is Competition Article Written by Dr. Carl McGown The May 10, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated contained a headline article entitled “Our Favorite Dynas...

Developing Mental Toughness From a Coach: Do you have any advice when it come to developing mental toughness in the HS female athlete? I could really use som...

Negative Reinforcement From a Coach: Maybe you can help me sort something out that has been nagging at me for a long time now. This is not so much a technica...