Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Long Term Athlete Development – A Process
Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is not a framework or a model it is a process. It is very neat and convenient to attach labels to various stages of athlete development but that sends the wrong me...
The Human Element
Sometimes when I hear coaches talk and I read training articles I get the feeling that they are mechanics working on a machine. I am left with the impression that you can change a body part or just fi...
Slow Down
What’s the hurry? Take your time. Easy does it. Allow the adaptation process to run its course. The goal is to be ready at the appointed time, not before or after. No quick fixes, stopgap measur...
Coaching & Design Thinking
Design thinking is about creating better things, while traditional analytic thinking is about choosing between things. In coaching we need both.
The Question
Before you can find the answer you need to know how to ask the question. Sometimes the answer to a problem is right in front of you but you are asking the wrong question or looking for something else....
Coaching Art & Science
One key to being an effective coach is maintaining a balance between art and science. In today’s world where we can measure so much more than ever before in terms of competition and training monitorin...
All In
Striving for and achieving excellence as a coach or an athlete in not part time commitment, it requires a total commitment. You must be all in. A partial commitment is no commitment at all. Excellence...
Make em don’t break em
Are you really a good coach when only one or two survivors of your program run fast and the rest are hurt or cast by the wayside? Development is not a war of attrition, but a systematic process of gra...
Fit For What?
Are you fit for the sport or fit for the test? I learned a long time ago that are what you train to be. I know I want the athletes that I coach to be prepared for the game or match not some arbitrary ...