Athletic Development – Defining the Field
What is High Performance?
Everywhere I turn I see programs labeled high performance. Most of what I have seen of these programs is far from high performance. High performance is more than a name or label it implies working at ...
The GAINcast Podcast
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Who Will Rake the pit?
Do the grunt work that really matters. Get your hands dirty. Everyone wants to be in the NFL or coach at a DI school. Whatever happened to paying your dues? It may a generational thing but I feel your...
Consistency
It is my experience that consistency is rewarded over spectacular. Spectacular will get you on ESPN weekly highlights but consistency wins championships. It is the athlete who shows up for every train...
The System
A system lends important order and structure to enable the coach and athlete to focus on the process. A viable system is not rigid and confining, instead it is organic and liberating. It provides a fr...
Some Thoughts on Changing Practice
Changing practice can change the game only if practice is effective. Here are some of the keys to effective practice that I have found to work: #1) Distort the game don’t try to replicate it in practi...
Independence
The goal in coaching should be to develop self-sufficient adaptable athletes who are prepared to thrive in the competitive cauldron. Give your athletes the mental and physical skills. Get them to the ...
Just Thinking
Is this a sign of the apocalypse? I saw where a MLB team named two corrective exercise specialists to its staff, not one but two in addition to the athletic training staff and a physical therapist ...
On Speed
Words of wisdom on speed from Gennadi Touretski, although written for swimming this applies to all sports “Speed is everything. I don’t understand why coaches spend months doing countless laps of thre...