Athletic Development – Defining the Field
What do you coach?
Do you coach Track & Field, Football, Basketball or Swimming? Yes you do but more importantly you coach the people who compete in those sports. The human element transcends all. Anyone can learn t...
Q
Q stands for quality. Quality is a measure of perfect. Each day, each training session we should strive for the highest quality possible. Start with perfect effort that should not be difficult. Effort...
Feeding the Beast
The beast – The Internet, cable television, YouTube all have an insatiable appetite for training porn. There is no filter, no checks and balances. Quote a scientific study out of context and you have ...
The Coaching Classics & History
Today in my post on today on "Professional Development" I mentioned knowing the coaching classics and history. Below is a list of some of the books I consider classics that every coach must ...
Professional Development
Continual professional development is a necessity. I encourage you to honestly answer the following questions to see what path you are on with your professional development. Where and how are learning...
GAIN 2013
The sixth annual GAIN Apprentorship program (Gambetta Athletic Improvement Network) will be held from June 11 to June 15 at Rice University in Houston Texas. The program is open to sport coaches, cond...
Talent
Talent does matter don’t fool yourself. It does not take much if you are willing to do the work to exploit the talent you have. The key is what you do with the talent you have and how you develop your...
Trainability
Trainability is determined by the athletic profile (Combination of Physical Competency Assessment & Performance Indicator tests) and extensive review of training and competition records. The key i...
Be A Kid Again
If you want to improve your athlete’s movement skills take an hour and go watch children play unsupervised. See how freely they move, how uninhibited they are, how quickly they solve any movement prob...