Athletic Development – Defining the Field
The best exercises for …
It drives crazy to see posts that list the best exercises for ______ , you fill in the blank. This holds back good training. It is never about the exercise. Rather it is about the movement. Understand...
Reflection and Thank You
In the coaching profession it is said that the measure of a coach is the ability to have their athlete or team ready on the day. I can’t say enough about the job coach Brent Arckey did getting Emma Wy...
Stop and Think?
Why do we persist in prescribing exercises that isolate individual muscles? Instead, we should be focusing on the coordination of movements and muscle synergies that involve those muscles. What is imp...
What is Your Filter?
What is your filter for differentiating “Sports Science Fiction” from valid & valuable sports science research & content? What is your filter for differentiating “Training Porn” from valid &am...
Just Thinking – Some Random Thoughts on Training and Life
The higher you progress in sport the faster everything happens. When they talk about the speed of the game it is true. You have significantly less time to make decisions and act of react. Forget barri...
Creativity & Coaching
We must recognize that coaching is a creative process. What differentiates the good from the great coach is the ability to see the same athlete, the same skill, the same movement and see what others c...
Beginners Mind
Regardless of how many years you have been coaching always approach what you do with a beginner’s mind (Shoshin in Japanese). Never lose it because it is full of possibilities. It helps to see with ch...
Just Coach!
Some practical actionable advice to help get instantly better as a coach: Leave your iPhone and iPad in the office. Put the Go Pro away. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Heighten and sharpen your observational ski...
Reflections and Recollections
If you are interested in the genesis and evolution of my ideas and concepts over the last 53 years, please take the opportunity to access my keynote address for the Annual Sports Biometrics Conference...