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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Delayed Gratification
Does every workout need to be really challenging to be effective? This is a really important question from the stance that is prioritizing short term, or first order, over long term, or second order. A common thread is that in order for something to be effective it needs to be really challenging. The concept hard […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Pre/Post Mortem
If you are familiar with goal setting, you should be familiar with the concept of Pre and Post Mortems. The idea adds on top of just setting goals the focal point of understanding constraints and limiting factors to accomplishing something. We are approaching the end of the year and should take some time to think […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Grass Is Not Always Greener
Let’s be real, everyone right now is looking at potential jobs for next year. Looking at football scoop, checking the forums, speculating on whose out and whose subsequently in. But let’s evaluate the situation first and foremost on the actual ‘health’ of this dynamic. Whether we admit it or not a huge part of S&C […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Mentors
This is the area I personally struggle with. I get a lot of requests for people coming by seeing my gym, giving them advice, and just general S&C questions. On one hand it is incredibly flattering that someone cares about your perspective. On the other hand it is a huge time commitment that honestly leaves […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Willingness To Change
I personally think it is incredibly sad when I see an S&C Coach who was unwilling to evolve and stayed entrenched with their views on training. This is not a S&C specific thing; antiquated personnel who are unwilling to change to a rapidly changing industry have always become obsolete. This happens in every industry. The […]
Strength Coach Chronicles – Leave the Jersey Better Than you Found it
If you have ever read the book, Legacy, you’ll have read a chapter entitled “Leave the Jersey Better Than You Found It.” In that chapter is a poignant line: “plant seeds for trees that you will never see grow.” This is an important chapter to dive into with all of our staff, in that we […]