Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Some Thoughts on Achieving a Fast Mile
I had the honor and privilege to consult with Patrick McHugh, (http://raiderathletics.blogspot.com/) Track & Field Coach and Athletic Director at North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illino...
Change & Transformation
Change and transformation are major themes in my coaching and hopefully yours. I want to emphasize that that big changes will occur if we start small. As Gandhi said: ‘We must become the change...
Big Picture Thinking
As you surely know by now I think the big picture is very important, so important that you should never lose sight of it. First to be able to think of the big picture you need a plan. The more detaile...
Training Session Management
In coaching there are three management functions 1) Training Session Management 2) Competition Management 3) Injury management In this post I will give you some ideas on Training Session Management, l...
The Parable of the Buses
This was inspired by the book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. There were two buses, both going to the same destination. One bus was a rickety old yellow school bus; the other bus was a beautiful new a...
Training Mistakes
The following is a list of some mistakes that I have made in coaching and teaching. If you learn from your mistakes I should be a genius, but unfortunately some of the lessons were only learned after ...
Training the Maximum Speed Zone
Following the start and acceleration phases of a sprint the athlete reaches the phase where their velocity is maximal. This usually is reached in 4-6 seconds and usually can be maintained for another ...
Training to Failure
Training to failure has never been part of my training repertoire; nonetheless I am always getting questions about it. Good training design and implementation does set up the workout to train to failu...
Thoughts from Bill Bowerman
Bill Bowerman is a legend in track & field coaching. He was the coach at University of Oregon for many years and one of the founders of Nike. He ideas and thoughts have had a huge influence on my ...