2012 Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Camp Report

The 7th annual Pangos All Midwest Frosh/Soph Camp was held recently (October 20-21) at Riverside Brookfield High School (Riverside IL/near Chicago).  This event featured 110-plus top 2015 and 2016 players (along with a few talented 2017 players) from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,Tennessee, Maryland and Canada.  The camp began with an excellent dynamic workout from Stephen McCarthy (TheMcCarthyProject.com) and skills demonstration directed by former college assistant Clive Vaughan (formerly at Long Beach State, South Florida and UConn) and continued with four competitive rounds of games that showcased the quality of the young talent present.

By Dinos Trigonis 
Full Court Press/Pangos 

What Not To Do!!

Check out this article 20 Almost Laws of Strength Training.  It was wrote by one of most researched bloggers in Bret Contreras.  Some the laws are good, but the majority of them are for bodybuilders, not young athletes.  Mom and Dad will do a quick search on the Internet and find a page like this and say that is it, my athlete needs to be working out at this level.  If they do not hurt themselves in the process, your son or daughter will end up looking like, well, a bodybuilder. Secondly, they might perform at higher level but more than likely they will not survive the workouts.  

Trenton McCarthy Named Underclassman To Watch

TC Hoops named Trenton McCarthy as one the rising underclassman in the Missota Conference.  Check out the review of the conference.

Congrats Trenton!!

McCarthy and Mobley Named Top Prospects in Midwest

Trenton McCarthy and Jalen Mobley were named Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Top Prospects this week.  Check out the link on Van Colemans Scouting Website

Congrats to Trenton and Jalen.

Strength Training for Youth? Mayo Clinic Says Yes.

I came across this article on the Mayo Clinic website about strength training for youth athletes. Yes, it is the Mayo Clinic.  The one we all know for leading edge research and development in the medical field.

Quick points.

Done properly, strength training can:

• Increase your child's muscle strength and endurance
• Help protect your child's muscles and joints from sports-related injuries
• Improve your child's performance in nearly any sport, from dancing and figure skating to football and soccer 

For more information, check out the link

For the Love of Hockey? Overtraining?

I can honestly say that sometimes in our best interest to help young kids to succeed in athletics we miss the boat.  I am not saying that you should not workout, eat better, and change your mindset to succeed. But have we gone to far?

From our perspective, (3) 60-90 minute workouts per week. GPP type work will get you and your young athlete where they want to go and they still get to be a kid.  You allow your body to recover and respond.

Check out this link to what some teenage hockey players in Canada are putting themselves through. Click here

Trenton McCarthy and Jalen Mobley Top 60 at Pangos Midwest

Congrats to Trenton and Jalen.  They were chosen Top 60 at Pangos Top150 Fresh/Soph Camp over the weekend.  About 120 of the top players from the Midwest attended Dinos Trigonis camp at Brookside HS in Chicago. More video to follow up in a couple days.