Athletic Development – Defining the Field
It’s Still Just A Number
In many ways the rush to gather numbers in the guise of monitoring and measuring training and competition fascinates me but I have many questions. Is this a fad that will pass? It certainly has create...
Buyer Beware – EMG Studies and Muscle Action
Put a muscle at a mechanical disadvantage or isolate it and you will get high degree of muscle action on an EMG. Put that muscle into a movement where it is has to work with other muscles and now watc...
Big Picture Thinking
As you surely know by now I think the big picture is very important, so important that you should never lose sight of it. First to be able to think of the big picture you need a plan. The more detaile...
Becoming An Athlete
This is a blog that I originally wrote in 2008, no need to reinvent the wheel, it is just as relevant today as when I wrote six years ago. Yesterday during training I had a some time to step back and ...
The Parable of the Buses
This parable was inspired by the book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. There were two buses, both going to the same destination. One bus was a rickety old yellow school bus; the other bus was a beautif...
Training Balance & Balanced Training
What is needed in training is appropriate physical preparation to support and where possible enhance the quality of the sport specific technical and tactical training. They all go hand in glove. All a...
The Thrill of Drills
Neat complex drills using a myriad of props have an innate allure. I must admit when I see a drill or an exercise I have not seen before I video it or write it down. But here is the problem and it is ...
Developing Athletes Introduction
Thus is the introduction to the book I am working on titled “Developing Athletes.” I thought I would share this with you now as I finally begin writing again after a long interruption. I plan on shari...
It’s not the bat!
This is from the feature story in last weeks Sports Illustrated “Exit Stage Center” about Derek Jeter by Tom Verducci. If you want some great insights into sustained excellence, competitive greatness ...