Athletic Development – Defining the Field
The Secret – The Way – The Answer
There are no secrets. There is no one-way. The answer is that there is no answer. So stop looking for secrets, stick with the basics and build on them. Don’t look for one way to do things, equip yours...
Developing Athletes – Art & Science
This whole process of developing athletes is both an art and a science. This is a careful blend, not an either or proposition. In today’s world of rapid change and scientific advances it is easy to ge...
Strength – Global Considerations
Of all the biomotor qualities strength may the most all-encompassing. There is no form of motion that does not require some expression of force; therefore all sports will derive benefit from sport app...
Purpose
What is the purpose of training? Do you have a purpose to the training? Training with a purpose is doing what is necessary to earn the right to progress to the next step. Each step sho...
Child Champions – Where are they now?
Trophy chasing and medal hunting at young ages is frivolous at best and harmful to the long-term development of the athletes. Child champions and age group record holders do not have a good track reco...
Connections
Look for connections in the body. Train to enhance the connections. Take advantage of the connections. Connect the training with the demands of the sport.
It’s not the weight room
A beautiful weight room with polished floors, tons of weights, machines that go bing, beep and burp surrounded with walls of mirrors all in a strictly controlled air conditioned environment set at an ...
Stop – Look – Listen
Beware of artificial constructs that segment, compartmentalize and mechanize the body. They may be convenient but they misdirect and mislead. These artificial constructs have no connection to how the ...
The Little Things
Everyone is quite caught up in the search for “marginal gains” which has gained notoriety because of the success of British cycling in the past two Olympiads. To me little things is not about seeking ...