Sport specific gets people excited. Athletes feel like it’s more important, sport coach know in theirmy that their sport needs specific things, and parents think it makes perfect sense. And at times it does. In a broad sense, I will use the classifications of strength exercises as; General Strength: Exercises to build general strength quailties of maximal, relative, [...]
Why do so many strength & performance coaches think they can do what they think is the right thing in training without talking with the sport coach? Happens all the time. Sometimes its because they think they know better. They may not want to have to have a fight with the coach on a difference [...]
Many people use the Olympic Lifts and variations to train power. These lifts can be a useful tool for that. However, in this case, we have chosen this version for specific reasons in this phase of preparation for the Games. The snatch variations in particular will by nature add different upper body and core component. [...]
With a big event like the Olympics looming on the horizon, I see many coaches and athletes tempted to do something noew and “change it up”. This happens tim and again . If things are going well, what a mistake. If you were doing a good job previously, you had made a long term plan. [...]
Often experts in the field of coaching expound to young coaches, “Have a philosophy to stand on!” I’ve told many young coaches they should develop and define their coaching philosophy. Too often we forget to really explain why. Why does it matter what you stand for? Because then you have a way to make decision. [...]
