Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Foundation
If you are going to build a strong, long lasting stable structure you must build a sound foundation. You are thinking, well that is obvious. Well if it so obvious why do we persist in fast tracking ou...
It’s the System
Despite what the current fad is in terms of exercises and training methodologies it’s the system. The system determines how the exercises and methodologies are applied. It is the system that lends ord...
Change
In life change is a constant, you not the same person this instant that you were an instant ago. You can resist change or embrace it and manage it. I am continually amazed at how people resist change....
Fault/Reason/Correction
In skill teaching and skill development it is often fairly easy to identify the faults. The key to making the athlete better and improving your proficiency as a coach is identifying the reason or the ...
LSD
Long slow distance was a term coined to describe running at a steady pace to develop the aerobic base. Unfortunately as it evolved the emphasis was on SLOW. This is a huge mistake. The result was prof...
Poetry in Motion
Every time I watch athletes move whether they are novices or elite I can’t help but marvel at the poetry of human motion. The body is so efficient and remarkable in it’s ability to solve complex movem...
Seeing the Game With Different Eyes
As an athletic development coach I watch a game or a competition quite differently. I am not a spectator or a fan, nor am I a sport coach who is concerned with tactics and strategy. Frankly my concern...
Level Of Expectation
I have long believed that you level of expectation determines your level of achievement. Set the bar high and do everything possible to prepare yourself to clear that bar. Prepare to clear it not once...
Practice
I was raised in the practice makes perfect school of thought. Not long into my coaching career it became quite clear that practice did not make perfect, it made permanent. I quickly realized that what...