Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Is your work working?
Is your work working? How do you know? Look closely at what you are doing? Look even more closely at what you are not doing? Eliminate the fluff, the stuff that makes you tired but does not make you b...
Dinosaur or Cockroach – Adapted or Adaptable?
Do not look for adversity, look for opportunity. Ask yourself what I can do each day to make the athletes that I work with better. Carefully study the movements of the sports – understand the forces a...
Twenty-Four Hour Athlete
I will hold to my belief that the concept of the 24-Hour Athlete is a valid concept that we should not comprise on. Conceptually and in reality, we need to get our athletes to lead lives that are cond...
Some Thoughts to Stimulate Thought
Respect is earned not bought Knowledge and wisdom eventually win out over hype and promotion Coaching is special because of the impact you can have lives and the daily lesson you learn I coached 23 ye...
The Good Old Days – Looking Back to Learn & Move Ahead
As I reflect over the past 49 years of coaches there were some things that were cornerstones of a productive system sport that do not exist today. I hope you all realize that I am not living in the pa...
Muscle Firing – Where’s the Switch?
"A lot of things weren't firing — his glutes, his hips, thighs," (Training Guru to the star players – name deleted to protect the guilty) told the newspaper. "I wouldn't s...
Formulating Effective Movement Problems
A big part of effective coaching is formulating appropriate movement problems for you athletes to solve. Here are three things I consider: Learn when to use explicit learning or implicit learning meth...
Questions & Answers
I don’t know about you, but today I have many more questions than answers. I know when I started in my career 49 years ago I had an answer for every question. The I progressed to the point where I did...
Training Mistakes
The following is a list of some mistakes that I have made in coaching and teaching. If you learn from your mistakes I should be a genius, but unfortunately some of the lessons were only learned after ...