You found a new exercise or drill – now what are you going to do with it? It looked great on You Tube. Should you put it into your program? Lets see. The first question you need to ask yourself is, do you have a program, a system? No, I am not being sarcastic, but if you have a program you should have a criteria for evaluating new exercises. I have a system that has evolved over my 43 years of coaching. I constantly look for better methods, new ideas and approaches but those must fit into the system. I have found out the hard way that wildly grabbing exercises or drills does not work. In fact it is a formula for failure. It is actually pretty simple ask yourself the following:
What is it?
Why is it better than something you are already doing?
How will you do it?
When will in fit in the program?
Who is it designed for?
Once you answer all those questions then and only then should you put it in your toolbox.
Here are some other thoughts to consider. Just because it worked last year does not mean it will work this year. Athletes grow literally and figuratively. Conversely it may not have worked before, but now circumstances are different so it may work now. Training age has advanced and now they will be able to thrive on it. Have a system and apply the system. Constantly evaluate – that is the characteristic of a good system