Coaching: There Are Truisms…
Over the years, I have moved into coaching special needs athletes. For me it began by having a child with special needs and wanting to help out in things that he is...
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Athletes Need Strength
A lot of my social media posts talk about the importance of strength for athletes. For me, this is an important prerequisite ability to be successful in speed, changing directions, jumping, throwing,...
Narcissism and Coaching: Is It Bad?
Matosic et al in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports have an interesting article examining the impact of coach narcissism on whether athletes are more autonomous or are more...
The Power of “Don’t”: Coaching the Back Squat
Recently I had a post on social media about the importance of the squat for athletics. A friend that I really respect asked me about my thoughts on progressions for teaching the...
Teams Win Championships: A Case Study
Players win games, teams win championships. To me that phrase means that individuals have great statistics in sports, but it takes a group of people working together in order to achieve greatness...