Innovation & Change

"Flexible thinking, lateral thinking, openness to new ideas, and a willingness to experiment, should be in all our minds.  Change seems to be the only constant in life, so we ought to try to make ourselves and the things we come in contact with change for the better." Dave Hemery 1968 Olympic champion in the 400m hurdles.

To be successful as a coach requires lateral thinking and the flexibility to be able to adapt training to changing demands. Good coaches are constantly experimenting, fine tuning and prototyping. There is a clear choice between:

 INNOVATION – This requires risk taking which oftentimes does not result in short term gain                                                           

 IMITATION – This is very comfortable, it may yield short-term gain, but will produce long term stagnation.

Coaches who are open and willing to innovate as needed will produce adpatable athletes who can thrive in the competition arena.