Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Leaving on a Jet Plane (Again)
It has been enjoyable and productive to be home for two weeks but now I am leaving again today for Europe as I continue my quest to rack up the frequent flier miles on Delta. I am trying to get them t...
Spot Visits
I always find it interesting when someone makes a one-day visit to see a team or an individual train and the coaches coach and then makes profound conclusions about the training program. There is no w...
Connections
Recognizing that the body is a kinetic chain we need to always be aware of how we are making connections between all the links in the chain. It too easy to fall into a reductionist approach that would...
Fundamental Questions?
In preparing for one of my presentations “The Coaching Development Pathway – A Contemporary Model" at the International Festival of Athletics Coaching (IFAC) http://www.ifacscotland.co.uk/ in Gla...
Coaching Do’s and Don’ts
Coaching Do’s Be Empathetic Be Encouraging Be Honest Be Clear Keep It Simple Give Honest, Clear and Effective Feedback Be Consistent Coaching Don’ts Criticize In Front Of A Group Use Sarcasm Play Favo...
Half Full or Half Empty
A friend of mine who coaches in professional baseball told me this story the other day. I wanted to share it with you because I thought it was priceless. He was frustrated with a player’s inability to...
Talent Development & Skill Learning
The lifeblood of any sport system is talent identification. Once the talent is identified and directed then the task is to develop that talent. A key aspect of that development process is how the spor...
Flash & Dash
Good coaching and subsequently good training is not about flash and dash. Good training is actually somewhat mundane, day to day it is not very exciting. You must repeatedly do the basic things well a...
The Blind Men and the Elephant
Does this remind you of anyone you know? “The Blind Men and the Elephant" by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) . It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Th...