Yesterday I wrote about old stuff, but what about new stuff? I am certainly always on the lookout for new stuff. That being said I have very strict criteria when I evaluate new stuff to include in the system. The key word here is the system. Over 44 years of coaching I have evolved a system, before I add new stuff to the system I want to make sure it is better than something I am already using. I need to know the context where the new stuff will fit into the system. Usually I will trial run the new stuff in order to give it a full evaluation. Obviously I will seek input from coaches and athletes who have used the new stuff. At the end of the evaluation I have to be convinced that it is significantly better than what I have used before or if it is an addition that it will make a significant difference. I am not one to follow fads or trends just to be in with the latest and greatest. I think ultimately you will find as I have found that the new stuff is really some old stuff recycled.
robert
Vern,
It’s interesting as I was just thinking about this very thing. You mention how “new stuff” is often (probably always) recycled old stuff. Although I have to say that IF it’s recycled well, by competent people the concepts may be understood/explained in a way that I may have missed the first time I saw/heard it.
I have to give you a lot of credit for being the fist source that caused me to really think about crawling (how it was our first strength developer, how useful it is for rehab etc) vestibular training, and such that is now circulating as useful in addressing basic strength and movement deficiencies. As well as being part of what I consider the “fundamentals.” I gave these idea’s some test runs years ago, but didn’t stay persistent with them, and slowly forgot about them. I have now used PROGRESSIVE crawling, rolling, rocking……filtered through some vestibular challenges and have found the results to be very productive (especially with the general population. The trouble is it is billed as a NEW discovery when I know damn well that stuff (like post workout barefoot jogging and many other “methods”) have been around for a long time. Thanks again.