Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Champions Choice – Know the Way
Becoming a champion is a journey. Just like any journey you need a current map and a working compass to guide you. It is very important that the compass be oriented to true north. You are starting on ...
My Trip to OZ, January & February 2020
This was my fourteenth visit to Australia with my first visit in 1996. I love Australia and Australians, so much so that I have been labeled by my Aussie friends as “Aussie Vern.” I spend three weeks ...
MLS – 25 Years On
March 1, 1996, I started as conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of the Major League Soccer. It was an exciting opportunity and challenge. I had just resigned my position as Director of Conditi...
Champions Choice – Resilience
Resilience is the quality both physical and psychological that enables you to bounce back from adversity or setbacks. Some people equate resilience with mental toughness, personally I reject the whole...
Champions Choice – Essentialism
Champions are essentialists! They know what they need to do and then they set out to do what is necessary, no more, no less. No doubt there are a thousand thing that they could do, but they chose a la...
GAIN 2020 – Applications Open
GAIN is a community of professional’s eager to learn and willing to share ideas and information. GAIN is not about more exercises, sets, reps and training methods it is about passionate people who pur...
Learn about GAIN
Don’t miss out on GAIN 2020 June 16 to June 20 at Rice University in Houston Texas. GAIN is open to Strength & Conditioning/Athletic Development coaches, Sport Coaches, Physical Therapists, ATC’s,...
Looking Back to Move Ahead
Looking back to gain perspective may at first seem counterintuitive but stay with me on this. Think of the rower in a single scull, their back is to the finish line, they are looking back from where t...
What Makes Champions?
My interest in what it takes to be a champion started early. As a youngster I was always questioning why? Why was that player better? Why did that team win all the time? As I got older and played foot...