This is a topic that has been hot for years… Why should kids play at the park, or with friends, in an unorganized play structure versus having all their sports and activities organized by a coach? Have you ever watched a 30 for 30 on ESPN or a documentary about star athletes? Without fail, it […]
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A Guide On How To Use Skipping Coaches need to stop and think before they speak! People often say things because we’ve heard them told before. We regurgitate words as we’ve listened to them—an all too common strategy in coaching. How many times have you heard your coach say, “Well, that’s the way my coach
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If you want to convince me to have my child train with you, come to me with more than shiny new equipment and a tee shirt. Those are what we call features, and these features are not going to sell me. If you are trying to convince parents, athletes, coaches, you are the place to
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The Coaches “Cueing” Cheat Sheet! Man does it helps when you have a cheat sheet. It allows you to peek to know what cue goes with what mechanics. Take a closer look… Let’s say our athletes are running a staggered stance acceleration for 5-yards. What are some valuable cues? Cue: “Chase Your Shoulders”! This cue
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In typical programming, we want to start using light weights or bodyweight as the maximal intensity. This makes sense in certain aspects of training, especially for strength training. We can gain great performance in lateral speed development by loading early and reducing load later in the training phase. When placing a band around an athlete
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Any mechanics will tell you, having more options in your toolbox allow for more solutions to fixing problems on the job. The same goes for strength and conditioning coaches. If you have a very limited toolbox, you will limit yourself on how many problems you can solve. This doesn’t mean you can’t be successful with
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Your Job is To Improve This Quality The great news about the overabundance of social media and YouTube videos is a never-ending supply of videos to use in your training. The bad news about the overabundance of social media and YouTube videos is a never-ending supply of videos to use in your training … Your
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Improve Tennis Speed Make no mistake about it, if you’re going to be a good tennis player you better have a solid game. You need good strokes, to learn the strategy behind hitting certain strokes at correct time, a serve that is a weapon not a detriment, the ability to finish points at the net,
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How to Determine If Your Drills Pass the Litmus Test I attended the regional track and field championship for girls in Indiana last year. One of my favorite things to do is watch the athletes warm up and prepare for their event, especially the sprinters, hurdlers, and jumpers. By watching, I can tell a lot
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We often speak of athletes who need to accomplish a skill based on the task in front of them and the environment it exists in. Wait… What does this really mean when it comes to training athletes? The definition of task is defined as being assigned to do a specific job or work. In sports
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