Rules

Rules to guide training certainly are important. But as a wise man once said, rules are made to be broken. No rule is etched in stone. Use rules as guidelines, not strict boundaries that hold you back and stifle spontaneity. Use just enough rules to get you pointed in the right direction. The body is not a machine, get it going and let it do it’s magic. Think of movement not as a carefully orchestrated symphony but as a jazz piece full of  improvisation and riffs that take advantage of the energy and creativity of the musician (body). The great Miles Davis said it quite well: “There are no mistakes in Jazz – only opportunities”. The same is true in movement. Give your athletes the opportunity to explore the dimensions of movement; don’t restrain them with artificial rules. Push the envelope of function, explore the boundaries, and see where they can go given their current movement competencies.