What do I mean by “play in the tunnel” when moving laterally? This is my cue to remind athletes of the height I want them to move in laterally. When working with athletes on lateral shuffle technique the focus is to have them always stay low and push away- not to rise up and down. […]
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How many times have we heard coaches say, “I am a kettle bell guy, or a strongman guy, or a chains, or a bands guy, or a conjugate system guy, and so on….” Far too often we look to the implements and systems well before we look at the results desired. This is often the
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It has often been said athletes are born with speed and that it cannot be taught. Although I disagree with this statement, it is funny how the same people who make this statement are coaching away an athletes speed with the methods they use. Of course I understand this is unintentional, but none the same the
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Strength Training For Athletes Should Be About: 1. Safe Productive Strength- It’s not the program. Too many people hang their hat on the type of program they use rather than the goal of providing results. Simple and to the point. 2. Efficiency- Don’t make the program look great on paper but look awful when performed.
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It is fresh in all our memories on how quickly a season can end with a knee injury. It happens thousands of time every season, with most being non-contact injuries. Many times non-contact injuries are something that might not have been helped. There was simply a predisposition for the injury to occur. There are definite
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If I were to rank the steps I use to prioritize coaching speed to my athletes it would look like this: Steps to Becoming Faster Intensity– Run more aggressively, stop trying to look pretty, and put force into the ground when you step. Use your arms to help the length of foot contact from acceleration through
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One of my favorite sayings for coaches and trainers is, “We need to be teachers of skills not of drills.” Too often we focus more on the fancy speed drill and not enough on the execution of the skill. I believe a large part of the blame has to go on inexperience and fear in
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Hidden Gems in the BackYard When I was a kid we use to play backyard games like Jarts, croquet, Bocce Ball, and games we made up; target practice by throwing rocks at cans on a wall, home run derby with a ping pong ball and paddle, and so many other games. The athleticism we talk
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I AM… I am known as a Naturalist Speed Coach. I take what the body shows me, tighten it up where needed and let it go. I then make corrections as the athletes show me they need it. This brings up a point…. My Teaching Style… My teaching style of many skills as an encouraging
The purpose of the warm up and movemement preparation system for our adolescent athletes is to: Improve neurological firing (proprioception and kinesthetic awareness) Correct any postural or length tension issues before training Increase blood flow to increase body temperature and increase muscle and joint function. Increase the sympathetic nervous system for heighten awareness Increase range
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