Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Risk:Return
Without risk there is no return. Certainly no truer words have been spoken. As coaches in preparing our athletes for competition one of our big jobs is to manage risk. Each training session contains a...
Late to the Party
One of my former assistants with the White Sox sent me an email yesterday that gave me a good chuckle. He was told that one organization in Major League Baseball was doing something really inno...
Thoughts on Professional Development
Professional development is an ongoing process of continual self improvement. Here are some thoughts and ideas that might help you in your journey of professional growth: Start with a passion ...
Marginal Gains – The Challenge
Seeking marginal gains is the buzzword of late. Looking for marginal gains is all fine and well, but there are no marginal gains if you have not taken care of the basics. You can search low and high f...
Talk is Cheap
It is so easy to talk about excellence, winning, commitment and leadership but what actions are you actually taking to achieve those things? What is you specific action plan? Who is going to help and ...
Characteristics of a Sound Training Program
I have been getting many requests to evaluate certain popular training programs. Rather than specifically evaluate any program I think it is better to describe the characteristics of a sound program a...
GAIN Professional Development Community – 2014 Faculty
We are very fortunate to have a faculty with a tremendous breath of experiences. These are professionals who have a track record of excellence in their chosen fields. They know how a performance team ...
Stuff
The last two posts I talked about old and new stuff today I am going to talk about plain old stuff. We all do stuff. The bottom line is do you know why you do the stuff you do? Are you just copying so...
New Stuff
Yesterday I wrote about old stuff, but what about new stuff? I am certainly always on the lookout for new stuff. That being said I have very strict criteria when I evaluate new stuff to include in the...