Let’s not think in only a linear direction. In basketball, tennis, and football most of the time the first step is on an angle or lateral. Many times the first step is backwards…think corner back or outfielder. We have to understand how the athlete moves best in multi-directions. Understand not all sports have the same […]
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Guided Discovery Fits Development of Kids I can remember taking a PE Theory class in college and the concept of Guided Discovery was taught. It is one concept that impacted my teaching and coaching more than any other. If you watch youngsters play, you will see they are in a constant state of discovering something
Reality or Perception? In all areas of coaching (sport skill or training), it is so important to actually see and know what occurs versus going off perceptions and current ideas that are driven from coaches comments. Far too often we do not perform our own in-depth visual assessments and watch what actually occurs when an
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In my first few years of college and during my student teaching, I clearly remember being told by my teachers to always break down skills into smaller parts so students could understand how to build the skill in their minds. For the first couple years I followed that concept. I wasn’t really sure why because
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Do You Want Success Or To Have It Your Way? Oftentimes, coaches get caught up in having everything done their way. They have no flexibility or willingness to allow their athletes to do things differently. This can become an issue on a team, especially when the athlete is correct. Let’s take a minute and examine
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Make the Drill Matter Have you ever been in a sports practice and felt like you have run dry with “good” skills drills to use with your team? If you feel this way, just be sure not to get caught up in running just any old drill. You want to make the drills matter. I
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Jump training or plyometric training is always a hot topic. It certainly deserve discussion whenever it is brought up. In my opinion, it is not being used properly and my opinion is based on many years of training athletes and seeing the results. Let me explain… Jumping is a Skill The issue that concerns me
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“What Battles Do You Pick?” As I look back over my years of training young athletes in a business setting, I have learned to deal with all kinds of situations much differently. I can attribute this to several things; more knowledge, more experience and becoming very comfortable in my own skin.
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Understanding your role when training young athletes Far too often, I see coaches and trainers treating young athletes like older and more mature athletes. It has been talked about a lot recently that being too overbearing and “pushy” with young athletes leads to drop out! I have seen this a lot! Some issues far to
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