I work with the most amazing athletes in the entire world. Some people may disagree, but I’m going to change your mind on that. I’ve worked with professional athletes. I’ve had guys who could squat 800 pounds. I’ve had athletes who cleared 40 inches on their vertical jump. I even had a guy set a…
“Here’s where it all starts, performance is winning.” At The 2018 Edition of The Seminar Teena Murray brought us a fantastic overview of how they developed their collaborative department at The University of Louisville. The idea of operationalizing excellence all starts with winning, but how she assists her coaching staff is unique. She breaks down…
“Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, and their values”- P. Drucker There are some books, which honestly; I will never read again, simply because the subject matter wasn’t very appealing to begin with or I didn’t get the sense…
Dr. Michael Yessis’ 1×20 progressive training method yields multiple benefits in developing the physical qualities in novice and youth athletes. It exposes the athletes to several resistant exercises in one sitting to strengthen the major joints and provide robustness through the different actions. Doc has noted that the significant benefits of this method include: developing…
“Sport science and data should never take the place of coach’s intuition, should never take the place of conversation, communication, and relationship building.” In July of 2018 we welcomed Devan McConnell to The Seminar to discuss how he has built a monitoring system from the ground up at a smaller school. Devan jumps right in…
“I don’t think anyone is going to be robust to the intensity demands of sport by being sat on their ass and not training.” Six years after first meeting Keir at The Seminar I was really elated to have him on the docket for the 2018 edition of The Seminar. Keir’s voyage and time as…
“Quite frankly, motor skill acquisition is NOT a continuous practice of doing the right thing, it’s a continuous practice of not doing the wrong thing.” In his second part of his two-part lecture for The Strength Coach Network, Charlie Weingroff touches upon how coaches can view Energy System Development in order to establish training results…
“We talk technology, but how many people use a stop watch on a daily basis?” Derek Hansen joined us for The 2016 edition of The Seminar. Derek gives us a great overview of all things training from his point of view, and how those who have mentored him have influenced him along the way. This…
