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This week on Krush Performance, I looks at ways to help you reduce your risk of injury while at the same time improving your in game performance.
Injuries are the number one reason athletes do not reach their potential. Is it possible that anxiety and stress, coping strategies and mindset impact your risk of injury, the severity of your injury, and maybe even your recovery time? Well, the research says yes and not just a little bit. We’re talking up to a 50% decrease in injuries for at risk players.
We tell you all about it with Dr. Martin Mrazik and we discuss what you need to be thinking about when you are laying out your Performance Plan.
Let us know and if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.
Thanks for downloading! Pass the show on to your teammates, friends, and family and make sure to check out my new book “The Performance Plan” on Amazon.
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This week on Krush Performance, I take a good look at the importance of creating opportunities for upcoming talent to compete, develop and showcase themselves to the decision makers and gatekeepers of sport, the Scouts. It is critical to be ready to go and to impress the scouts but you cannot focus on being perfect. The main goal is to impress with progress and show them you are willing, able, and dedicated to getting better and the doors of opportunity will open.

I talk with Bob Greene, the Director of Player Personnel for the Edmonton Oilers, about what the pro teams and scouts are looking for in young players.
Also, as the hockey season approaches, I will take a look at one of our favorite topics, technology in sport. I am going to the experts down at United Sport & Cycle to check out the new equipment and new technology that is now available, pushing player performance, and the sport of hockey forward.
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Until next week, go get better!
Jeff

I am going inside one of the great sporting events of the summer, a powerful event when it comes to creating opportunity for players and developing the game of hockey, the Hlinka/Gretzky Cup, where the world’s best U18 players meet in Canada to face off and showcase their skills hoping to make a name for them selves.
At the very same time, the Center Ice Summit is taking place. It’s where the best and brightest hockey minds from around the world are meeting to break down the game and lay out strategies to make player development and the game of hockey even better. I talk with Paul Carson, Vice President of Membership Development for Hockey Canada, who is one of the hosts of this great event. More sports should be looking at this event and doing the same.
I will look at the top stories in the NFL as the preseason continues. The NFL is doing something right as their fan base is fully engaged for a competitive season.
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Also, is baseball in trouble? Attendance is down and not just a little. This is the sixth season in a row where attendance is dropping. I start off this episode asking the question what is wrong with baseball.
Finally, I pose the question: Is pro sports getting too expensive?
Until next week, go get better!
Jeff

A must listen episode of Krush Performance as we look at our number one priority for Human Performance….. SLEEP!
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Charles Samuels, Medical Director at the Center for Sleep & Human Performance, about how sleep impacts brain function and learning, strategies for getting better sleep, and the pitfalls of using sleep aids over the counter or prescription. Also, we take a hard line when it comes to electronics and our sleep programs.
There are some powerful routines and strategies you can use right now to get a better sleep and get back to sleep when you wake up in the middle of the night. I talk sleep strategies with Dana Santas of Mobility Maker.com
An all important episode of Krush Performance as we discuss how you can get a better sleep.
Let us know and if you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.
Until next week, go get better.
Jeff
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We all know there is big money in the world of sport. BIG, BIG MONEY! Professional Sports….. it’s great work if you can get it. Why then, after earning millions and millions, are athletes going broke? Today, we talk Money Management in sport.
It is one of the most important factors in career planning, one that is unfortunately often overlooked. I talk with Bob McKee, Managing Director of the Sports Division of RBC Sports Wealth Management, about the ins and outs of managing wealth and the importance of PLANNING!
I also go to the Krush Mail Bag to answer a comment on my book, “The Performance Plan,” plus I go back to a 2009 SI article, “How & Why Athletes Go Broke.” The numbers and data in that article were incredible. I look at how much money athletes are earning and what the top draft picks are getting paid.

It’s all about Money Management on this week’s episode of Krush Performance.
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Let us know and if you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

The MLB All-Star Game mirrored what has been happening in baseball:
• Home Runs (there were a record 10HR)
• Strikeouts (there were 25)
• Hits (only 2or 3 balls in play if memory serves)
On this episode of Krush Performance, we’ll look at some of the concerning first half trends we are seeing in the game and what to watch in the second half of the MLB season.
Also, I have been looking forward to this for some time. We are talking player development with, what I consider to be one of the most forward thinking and advanced player development programs out there, as we talk with Randy Sullivan of the Florida Baseball Ranch about their approach to player development and creating safe throwing Velocity.

Finally, reducing injuries is a top priority in our programs, anytime we come across something that may help us in this department we are all in and Easton has a new bat that may just do this! We talk with Easton Rep. Scott Stevenson about new technology and one of sports most simple tools. How can the baseball bat get better?
We find out in this episode of Krush Performance.
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Let us know and if you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.
Thanks for downloading! Pass the show on to your teammates, friends, and family and make sure to check out my new book “The Performance Plan” on Amazon.
Until next week, go get better.

The Major League Baseball Mid Summer Classic is upon us once again but it has been a concerning first half for professional baseball.
In this episode of Krush Performance, we have a look at the standings, the payrolls, and which team got the biggest bang for their buck in the first half of the season.
Also, we talk about the Ice Free Training Room. As more and more pro ball players are shying away from using ice for injuries and recovery, we’ll get a look inside one of the very first Ice Free Training Rooms in college sport.

Let me know if you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks or a topic you would like me to investigate. We may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.
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Thanks for downloading! Pass the show on to your teammates, friends, and family and make sure to check out my new book “The Performance Plan” on Amazon.
Until next week, go get better.
Jeff

What makes a great coach, leader, teacher, boss, and mentor? Hats off to all who coach or lead. It is an incredible commitment preparing, planning, communicating and leading both parents and kids down the pathway of development.
There are tricks to the trade here and there are some great resources you can tap into to help you along the way.

Today, I talk with Wayne Parro, Senior Coaching Consultant for the Coaching Association of Canada. Canada has one of, if not the very best, coaching development program in all of sport. I talk with Wayne about the tough situations a coach can find themselves in and discuss the important aspects of being and effective coach. Injury management & assessment, emergency action planning, ethical decision making, practice planning and most importantly making sport fun again.

Also, we go back to the Fun Maps to review what kids think are the most important traits of a good coach.
Let us know and if you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

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It’s a long way to the top if you want to play professional sport. Going pro is tough, really tough!

Today, we talk about the odds of going pro and to be honest they are not good. No one can do it alone and no one can predict, with absolute certainty, who will make it and who won’t. While the odds may be stacked against you, remember someone has to play. Going pro is a process consisting of decision making, strategic planning and time lots of time. There are opportunities and tricks to the trade you can leverage to increase your chances of realizing the dream of going pro.

We talk about the power of the mind with registered psychologist John Stevenson of Zone Performance. NHL goalie Braden Holtby of the Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals recently gave John a shout out recognizing John for helping him not only get to the NHL but performing at the highest level of the game.

Also, we’ll ask certified NHL agent Manny Schmidt of Link Management International about increasing player value and choosing the best developmental path for aspiring athletes.

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The mind has a powerful influence on performance, no matter what you are doing. The good news, you have more control over how your mind works than you might think.

In this episode we talk with former Major League Baseball Pitcher turned Mental Skills Coach Bob Tewksbury. Bob has worked with the Boston Red Sox, the Major League Players Association and now consults with the San Francisco Giants as they make a charge for post season play and the World Series.
Even the best players in the world can struggle with lack of confidence and finding that things are not always easy even if you are one of the best.
It’s normal to experience these things and it is also important to arm yourself with strategies for dealing with the challenges. Today we talk strategies for mental performance, in sport, school, business or life in general you can apply the principles of the mental game to improve your performance.

Consistent Routines equal Consistent Performance!
Let us know and if you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

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