Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Muscles Firing – Where is the switch?
This is a post I wrote over many years ago, if anything this thinking is more pervasive now than it was then. "A lot of things weren't firing — his glutes, his hips, thighs,&quo...
Three Books to Kickoff 2021
These three books are among the best I have read in the past several years. Out of Thin Air is terrific reinforcement of what you must do to compete successfully in an endurance sport. Great insights ...
Volume
Anyone can do more. Can you do more better? Is doing more really necessary? It is very easy to default to volume, in fact it is seductive to see the miles, tons or reps climb. At early stages of devel...
Set-Up Concept
Nothing we do in training occurs in isolation. Everything we do is related. Training is cumulative. No one workout can make an athlete, but one workout can break an athlete. Therefore, keeping those t...
Speed 101 – The Essence of It
This is my attempt to summarize the essence of sprinting. Nothing complicated, just the basics. No need to complicate. Let’s start with a generic definition of speed. Speed is the ability to move the ...
Starting 53
Just started my 53rd year of coaching. It's been a journey, ups and downs but always moving forward, always learning and working to get better. What has sustained me has been the athletes I have b...
GAIN January Master Class
Don’t miss out on an opportunity to develop professionally. Join us for the January GAIN Master Class. This month topic is Perspectives on Leadership. The presenters will Vern Gambetta, Martin Bingiss...
What is Your Lens?
What is your lens? Each of us has a preferred lens to view an exercise, a specific movement or to evaluate a training method. Our preferred lens will bias our interpretation of what we see. For exampl...
Figuring It Out
From the time I was a kid I have been curious, always trying to figure things out. My first recollection of figuring things out may in retrospect have set me on the path to being a coach. In 1954 I w...