Yesterday I made the mistake of not setting the correct pace and mindset for a client’s training session. My client is a 20 year old left tackle, who is getting ready for his move into another season of JC level football. We typically BS for a bit while he is foam rolling and stretching before his training, but this particular session, I told him about the crazy weekend I had flying out to an east … Read more
Improving your programming This is part 3 of a 3-part series. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Improving your programming abilities are just as important as improving coaching. I don’t know EVERYTHING that you need to become a better coach, but I can share the things that have helped make me better. Hopefully the topics I write in the following will help you as well. ASKING WHY: Probably the best advice … Read more
I’ve been doing a lot of driving over the past few months, and I figure that if I’m by myself, it is just wasted time. To use the time wisely, I listen to audiobooks. Unfortunately, I am far from well-off enough to buy a new audiobook every time I go for a drive, so I tried to find ways to get them for either free or cheap that isn’t unethical. Here is what I found: … Read more
Got this from an Alwyn Cosgrove Blog Posting: “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations – we fall to the level of our training”-Archilochus, Greek Soldier
Note: This article is in three parts. The first article looks at the relationship of the training plan and the way it is coached. The second article focuses on improving the coaching side of the process. You can find Part 1 here. The two sides of coaching that I talked about in Part 1 are both challenging to improve. Here is an outline of the ways that you can best improve on the coaching side … Read more