Athletic Development – Defining the Field
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Building on Strengths
I was rereading some parts of the book Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath last night and it made me think about applying those concepts to training athletes. So often in evaluating our athletes and subs...
Discipline
Sport is not isolated from society; it is a microcosm of the society in which we live. So it is naïve to think that the discipline problems that exist in society will not exist on our teams. We can be...
Lessons I have learned Earning An Advanced Degree From School of Hard Knocks
The following are some lessons that have learned in my years of coaching. I was going through some files yesterday and I found this list that I wrote in 2005 after two particularly negative profession...
Make It Simple
Anyone can make things complicated; the genius lies in making things simple. In designing and implementing a training program nothing could be truer. I have said many times in this blog – simplicity y...
Make It Count
Make every rep, every, run, every jump and every throw count! Work without a purpose is not training, it is just work that will make you tired but will not make you better. To have real purpose the wo...
Thoughts on recovery – Part Four
There are some simple basic guidelines for restoration depending on the timing in relation to the workout. Within the workout, allow adequate rest between exercises and the various types of work based...
Thoughts on Recovery – Part Three
The key to management of the recovery process is a sound system of monitoring training to accurately assess the stress of training. Monitoring is analogous a compass that keeps training on the correct...
Thoughts on Recovery – Part Two
The global objectives of recovery/regeneration and the general strategies to address them are: 1) Restore Glycogen Levels -. The goal of recovery is Glycogen levels to at least to pre exercise levels....