Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Two Articles Worth Reading
Both of these papers are well worth reading. They both challelge conventional wisdom. They should get you thinking. The Rocky Road to the Top: Why Talent Needs Trauma Collins, Dave; MacNamara, Áine Sp...
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Do you believe in ______ (Fill in the blank)? Do you use kettlebells? Do you do Olympic lifts? Do you squat? Do you static stretch? Do you periodize your training? Do you lift heavy? And on and on – y...
Learning with new eyes and ears
Look and listen and you will be surprised at what you see and hear. Take the familiar and unknown and turn it around and make unfamiliar and unknown. See your day to day world with new eyes. Look at i...
Hiring the Sports Performance Professional – Part Two
How important are letters of recommendation and references? In my opinion they are very important. Seldom, if ever, will a candidate list someone as a reference who would give a negative recommendatio...
Hiring the Sports Performance Professional – Part One
When you are looking to hire a performance specialist what do you look for? Where should you look? The most logical first step is to define what the performance specialist is. Usually the performance ...
The Opportunity Phase
Conventional wisdom says that when the competitive season ends that you take a period of active rest, traditionally this is as long as a month. Several years I began to question the wisdom and in fact...
More
It is so easy to say more is not better and then go right back to doing more. In many ways more is easy, one more rep, one more run or swim, you can do it. The question is why? Is doing more better? I...
Get Your Head Right and Your Leadership Skills Squared Away
In my opinion these four books are game changers. They are a must read for every coach who wants to be the best they can be. I wish I would have all of these available to me when I started coaching. B...
It’s the Culture
The root of successful teams is the culture. It is not something that just magically happens. Like talent a winning culture is grown, encouraged and nurtured. What exactly is it? Honestly I can’t quit...