Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Possibilities
Don’t tell me what you can’t do, I want to know what you can do. There are no limits – grow and expand your horizons. Look at problems as opportunities and obstacles as stepping-stones, instead ...
Last Week in Oregon – Observations & Lessons
Oregon City Swim Team – Matt Crum head coach of Oregon City swim team spoke the phrase of the week to his team: “Embrace Chaos” when he was introducing a new training set in the water to his swi...
GAIN 2016 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
What is GAIN? This is a community of professionals 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 p...
Play
PLAY first! – That is where it all starts. Sport is not supposed to be work it is play. Start with free play that is natural and instinctive; it does not require coaching or supervision. In free...
Some Food for Thought
Specialize in being a generalist. Seek knowledge, not information. Balance theory and practice (Art and Science). Don’t ever forget it is not about you, it is about the athlete. Create and foster inde...
Stephen Hawking
Today is Stephen Hawking’s birthday. At age 21 he was given three years to live! Never give up! "More than five decades after his diagnosis – and now almost completely paralyzed – he ...
Great Advice
“Be natural, be you” was Sam Cooke’s advice to Otis Redding who was trying to imitate other soul singers. The rest is history; Redding had his own sound that we all know so well. For me the message fr...
Rules to Travel the Functional Path
Have a Plan, Execute It & Continually Evaluate & Adjust It Build the Complete Athlete – All systems work together – Integrate don’t isolate Train all components all the time – Use ...
The Journey Continues
Today I had the first training session of my 46th year of coaching, a dryland training session at 4:55 AM with the Sarasota YMCA Sharks. It has been an adventure – a journey of continual learning and ...