|Coaching eye| When you are developing your eye as a coach, make it easier on yourself! The smaller the target, the better chance of seeing what you look for. If you try to see too much at once, you probably won’t see anything. Know what your
|Intensity| Let’s talk for a moment about athletes who have been with you for a while, but have started to plateau. We will assume that they have good mechanics and consistently come into the gym. So why aren’t they gettin better? One o
|Foot Position| There are lots of thoughts about how the feet should be oriented in a squat setup. Here is the bottom line, the foot position should allow the athlete to maintain all points of performance! The toes forward can allow for more tensio
|Scaleing Option| One of my favorite scales for pistols, the wrap around. By wrapping the foot around the opposite ankle, it creates a more compact and stable base. I like this option for people who are closer to pistols than not, but don’t ha
|Coaching Phrase| One of my favorite phrases to remind me athlete of. What does it mean? It means that moving with intention and hitting positions will pay off. Instead of going crazy, trying to move fast and wasting energy. We should focus on moving
|Movement| The Turkish Getup is a technical movement that requires lots of concentration and stability! Definitely not a high power movement, but there can be great benefits from movements like this that require our athletes to slow down and work pr
|Scaling| The seated strict press is one of my favorite substitutes for strict handstand push-ups! It develops strength in the entire range of motion needed. I much prefer this over greatly reducing the range of motion of the hspu. #bettercoaching
|Athlete Development| Something that might get overlooked is how beneficial hanging from a bar is. Here are a group of kids doing CrossFit. All of them hung from the bar for over a minute straight and our winner for almost 2 minutes! This can be a
|Threshold Training| Pacing workouts is something that we all do, sometimes a little too much. With some of my better moving athletes, I will choose certain workouts and tell them this quote. Why? Because there is benefit to them pushing their limi