Athletic Development – Defining the Field
My Learning Journey – Influential People
Of late I have been thinking about those who have influenced me over the course of my career. Below I have listed the people in four categories 1) Teachers/Professors 2)Coaches 3)Sport Scientists 4)At...
Dealing With Change
We are living in a time of unprecedented change. This gives us a great opportunity to grow and adapt. There are two choices; 1) React to change 2) manage change and own it. I don’t know about you, but...
What Can You Do?
Instead of looking at ways to predict injury and search for hidden dysfunctions why not spend the time looking at possibilities to determine the athlete’s level of trainability. Each athlete is a case...
House of Cards
Always build and rebuild your athletes from the ground up. Emphasize training movements that connect and coordinate. Start with fundamental movements and add complexity as the athlete’s gain mastery o...
Are Palatial Facilities Necessary?
I keep seeing pictures of these palatial collegiate strength training facilities. Is that degree of opulence really necessary? I invite you to join us (Sarasota Sharks Swim team) here in Sarasota at 5...
The Mundane
So much of what we do as coaches is quite mundane. There are repetitive tasks that we must do to make the other less routine tasks more effective. I have learned not to take the mundane for granted. T...
Letter to a Coach Starting Out
This is an updated version of a post that wrote 6 years ago. I think it particularly timely today based on some conversions I have had recently. Dear Coach: Congratulations on beginning an exciting jo...
Life 101 – Changing Your World
As 21-year-old just out of college I was convinced that my mission was to change the world. My youthful enthusiasm was soon tempered by realism. I quickly learned that the best way to change the world...
Some Pearls From Recent Readings
Leonard Mlodinov talking to Richard Feynman, noble prizewinner: “Let me ask you something,” I finally said. “Do you think it would be wise to work on a theory that almost everyone thinks is nonsense?”...