Strength and Conditioning Can Make or Break a Team
I occasionally like to Tweet that strength and conditioning is a lot bigger than just lifting weights. It can define a team and the right strength and conditioning coach can be a...
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Competitiveness Has To Be Trained
A thing that coaches emphasize with athletes, write about it, recruit for it, and prize is having athletes who are competitive. This is also something that is difficult because it is an...
Leadership is a Privilege
Coaches spend a lot of time talking about culture and the intangibles that athletes receive from participation in sports. The following is a non-exhaustive list of qualities that we’d all like for...
What’s a Leader?
Recently I asked some of my social skills students, "What is a leader?" I don't call this a social skills group with them, I call them my problem solvers. These young men...
Why do we practice?
I coach both baseball and basketball. As a coach I consider practice to be critical to the success of my teams and athletes. This is true for all age groups and even...