Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Work That Work’s
Work! Work! Work! It is comfortable to just do work. Anyone can do work and look busy but is your work actually working? Is it productive? Are you digging a deeper hole or making progress toward a goa...
If you do what you have always done …
You will get what you have always got. Not very good English but so true. Over the course of my career I have observed that those that are the best are constantly working at getting better. Sometimes ...
My Strength Coach of the Year Nomination
I just got an email from NSCA soliciting Strength coach of the year nominations. Let me preface this by saying that these types of awards are ridiculous. Mostly popularity contests given those with wi...
Elementary, My Dear Watson!
Sherlock Holmes knew it was elementary and if you look closely at performance at the highest level – you will see huge commonalities – those commonalities are quite elementary it’s the basics. Great p...
Less Is More
Ashton Eaton’s tremendous world record performance in the Decathlon just underscores how important that less is more. Less is more is almost a mantra for he and his coach Harry Marra. They live...
Ten Years on the Functional Path
Ten years ago this month I started this blog. The last ten years have been a journey, a journey of growth, discovery, self-reflection and sharing. I got the idea to write this blog when I was driving ...
Making Training Stick – Simple Rules
Start with the basics and never stray far from the basics. Don’t try to replicate the stress of the sport in training, instead prepare for the stress of the sport. Have a plan, execute it and constant...
Thoughts to Make a Difference
It’s not good enough to just show up you must be there in mind, body and spirit. Just talking about commitment is not enough; be committed through your actions. Communicate by listening more and talki...
Conventional Wisdom
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” Albert Einstein Conventional wisdom is ...