Brian Kelly
@Brian_Kelly19
@SMTartans @SMESAthletics @smeslacrosse Teacher/Coach #feedthetartans #rolltartans | Former pro player & NCAA HC
An introduction for new followers on why I may have a uniquely credible voice on full spectrum player development thoughts within the lacrosse community: ▪️2x NCAA All American ▪️Pro playing experience in both the NLL & MLL ▪️15 years of NCAA coaching experience, 9 as a head…
Boring speed training for children: A-skips Wall drills Wickets Arm action drills Plyometrics Fun speed training for children: Medicine ball relay races Timed sprints Chase a ball Race a partner Tag Jumping games Children need capacities before technique…#LTAD
BK is back dropping the truth via long-form Twitter posts Tune in⤵️
Not just an orthopedic cost. Early specialization is a paradox; the better you get at something very early, the less likely you’ll be great at it later on. Kids who specialize early will obviously get better faster than their non-specializing peers. This is intoxicating for…
Good reminder to get back on the beach volleyball court…
Movement most people are missing Lateral Decelerating (slowing down) Landing jumps (start small, 6-12” is good) Crawling Rotating (throwing balls, punches, frisbees, swinging rackets) Hopping Bounding Skipping (looking at @hubermanlab) Diversity of movement is vital.
If you played a spring sport, followed it up with the same summer sport, and then think it’s a good idea to continue into another fall season.. You’re not doing “what’s best”. You’re folding to a broken system that is after your money. You’re paying for the eventual burnout.
Johan Cryuff’s most powerful yet most under appreciated quote in 2025: “I trained 4 hours a week at Ajax as a boy but I played four hours on the street everyday. Where do you think I learned to play football.”
PSA: If your child’s elite youth sports schedule detracts from them accruing large amounts of time engaging in the items listed in the quoted post below, there is an almost zero percent chance they are going to get to where you are trying to push them.
What's missing from young athletes' lives these days? it's the fun stuff, it's the easy stuff, it's the stuff they used to do a long time ago but somehow got forgotten when everyone's driving to practice every night or playing intournaments all weekend... It's the riding bikes…
This is in large part why I am so critical of club lacrosse. To build a successful club business, it often requires encouraging families to do things that are long term negative for the vast majority of the kids who opt in. We know early specialization is bad. It’s hard to…
Not just an orthopedic cost. Early specialization is a paradox; the better you get at something very early, the less likely you’ll be great at it later on. Kids who specialize early will obviously get better faster than their non-specializing peers. This is intoxicating for…
Not just an orthopedic cost. Early specialization is a paradox; the better you get at something very early, the less likely you’ll be great at it later on. Kids who specialize early will obviously get better faster than their non-specializing peers. This is intoxicating for…
Over the past 25 years, I've worked with more than 20,000 athletes in the Greater Metro Conference. I cannot point to a single case where early specialization was the determining factor in reaching the highest levels of sport. Choosing to specialize is one thing. Feeling…
Bikes lying on their sides in the driveway. Not something you see much anymore.
High level player development