Strength Coach Chronicles – Working with Sport Coaches
Working with coaches was always my greatest weakness. I always struggled with the power dynamic with coaches and being subservient to someone that I felt I worked harder than or was more capable of than. But this is a classic ‘learn from my mistakes’ situation, and my feelings were not always accurate. One of the […]
What I’m Reading – Movements that Heal
This book was referenced on the CVASPS podcast, which caught my attention on application of spatial and visual skill development for motor learning. Back story of this book is definitely centered on the concept that neurological issues with kids such as ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, or general social problems. The premise is that symptoms can […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Working Multiple Sports
Anyone that has ever worked in college S&C has had to work with multiple teams at a given time. This reality of the job is something that rarely gets discussed as a challenge but needs to be appreciated. This is not the easiest thing to do as an S&C coach. Seasonality is the biggest challenge. […]
What I’m Reading – Strength training and coordination: an integrative approach
I recently spoke on a Panel for the Dodgers Sport Symposium and got access to the lectures. The Dodgers staff discussed the usage of water bags with their athletes and developing more robust motor patterns. The premise was to give feedback to the athletes on some specific movement patterns used during competition. I wanted to […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Stamina In the Trenches
I wanted to write this blog post because we are going to be hitting the dog days of Winter training. For the Football S&C coaches out there, this is a hard crash in the off season. For me as a director, I needed to predict this and to put my staff’s well-being first and foremost […]
What I’m Reading: MVP Machine
I was recommended this book by Brandon McDaniel of the Los Angeles Dodgers. I was personally blown away by how far baseball S&C has evolved in the last decade when I attended the Dodgers Symposium in December. He cited some really good resources as to how he and the Dodgers have created a very holistic […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Interviewing Part II
We discussed last month how to interview someone. This month, we are going to dive into how to interview effectively. This will not be about how to answer a very specific question or how to write a resume that attracts employers – it is going to leverage my experiences with interviewing and explore what I […]
What I’m Reading – Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
The big take home is that humans create noise because we have bias. That bias leads to statistical variance which is called ‘Noise.’ This is important because what we do still has a lot of human decision-making, which can lead to increased noise. On the front end of knowing, we are influenced by our own […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Interviewing Part I
It’s that time of year again! Can we find that perfect fit for our department to help us take our program to the next level? If you are in the position of hiring, do you have a plan of getting new talent to help your staff? How much is hiring a matter of circumstance versus […]
What I’m Reading: Stop Being Reasonable
We work in the influence business. We have to change people’s behaviors from negative to positive. An important concept that I pulled from Smith was that perspective is overwhelmingly the biggest factor. One of the areas that Smith discussed was males ‘catcalling’ females walking by. What Smith was trying to understand is why men thought […]