If you go to enough seminars you learn to value the time outside of the classroom as much, if not more, than the time spent in the actual presentations. One coach (and Seminar presenter) I find myself able to learn more from every time we talk is University of Iowa strength and conditioning coach/Dietician, Landon…
I am very excited to have Jake Jensen posting to our site. Jake is a coach who I have the upmost respect for. For those of you who may not know Jake he is a coach out of Utah who recently has translated Dr. Bondarchuck’s latest book, and subtitled his lecture from The 2014 Seminar….
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Today I am excited to reintroduce Val Nasedkin. Val Nasedkin, a former decathlete at the national level for the former Soviet Union, is the co-founder and technical director of Omegawave, a pioneering company in the field of functional preparedness and readiness in athletes. He has been a guest lecturer on the principles of training at…
Today I am elated to introduce a new participant to The Seminar, Dr. Viktor Seluyanov. Viktor Nikolaevich Seluyanov was born in 1946. He is a PhD and professor in the Department of Physical Culture at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, a state research University. He holds degrees in engineering, pedagogy and biology, and…
With a great excitement I introduce the third presenter for The 2014 Seminar, Henk Kraaijenhof. Henk gave two fantastic presentations at The 2013 Edition of The Seminar, and I could not be any happier to have him back on the docket. A coach working with a wide range of individuals from field hockey, to soccer,…
Dr. Natalia Verkhoshansky gives us a look into one of her presentations at The 2013 Seminar “Progressing The Jumping Exercises”. The aim of this presentation is to introduce Strength & Conditioning coaches to the methodology of applying jumping exercises. In most sports, jumping exercises are essential elements of special physical preparation because they increase the…
Plyometrics are a commonly used means in many physical preparation programs. The true value in plyometrics and rationale for their use is in the name; the term is not, contrary to common practice, synonymous with jump training exercises. In 1978, plyometrics were defined by Fred Wilt as: “Training drills designed to bring the gap between…
