This thread can go for anyone who reads it. I recently accepted a position with a post graduate/sports performance facilty as the Director of Sports Performance. In meetings leading up to accepting, I found myself promoting the hell out of the place via word of mouth prior to even accepting the position. Now that I have accepted, I am trying to…[Read more]

 This thread can go for anyone who reads it. I recently accepted a position with a post graduate/sports performance facilty as the Director of Sports Performance. In meetings leading up to accepting, I found myself promoting the hell out of the place via word of mouth prior to even accepting the position. Now that I have accepted, I am trying to…[Read more]

 This thread can go for anyone who reads it. I recently accepted a position with a post graduate/sports performance facilty as the Director of Sports Performance. In meetings leading up to accepting, I found myself promoting the hell out of the place via word of mouth prior to even accepting the position. Now that I have accepted, I am trying to…[Read more]

Coach Nenaber’s article I have now read 1/2 dozen times and really like the comparison of Olympic lifters versus athletes in sport who lift. I currently coach weight lifting on the high school level where I currently coach athletes who compete in multiple sports year round, though this will be my first year coaching a lifter coming into lifting…[Read more]

Coach Nenaber’s article I have now read 1/2 dozen times and really like the comparison of Olympic lifters versus athletes in sport who lift. I currently coach weight lifting on the high school level where I currently coach athletes who compete in multiple sports year round, though this will be my first year coaching a lifter coming into lifting…[Read more]

Coach Nenaber’s article I have now read 1/2 dozen times and really like the comparison of Olympic lifters versus athletes in sport who lift. I currently coach weight lifting on the high school level where I currently coach athletes who compete in multiple sports year round, though this will be my first year coaching a lifter coming into lifting…[Read more]

Coach Nenaber’s article I have now read 1/2 dozen times and really like the comparison of Olympic lifters versus athletes in sport who lift. I currently coach weight lifting on the high school level where I currently coach athletes who compete in multiple sports year round, though this will be my first year coaching a lifter coming into lifting…[Read more]

Coach Nenaber’s article I have now read 1/2 dozen times and really like the comparison of Olympic lifters versus athletes in sport who lift. I currently coach weight lifting on the high school level where I currently coach athletes who compete in multiple sports year round, though this will be my first year coaching a lifter coming into lifting…[Read more]

To delve more into this thread, I couldn’t agree more with Coach House on his 2nd and 3rd points. Especially the younger athletes being afraid of failure, specifically in front of their peers. The building of confidence at these ages are critical for the progress that they are hoping to see and what we as coaches are wanting to accomplish.  And…[Read more]

To delve more into this thread, I couldn’t agree more with Coach House on his 2nd and 3rd points. Especially the younger athletes being afraid of failure, specifically in front of their peers. The building of confidence at these ages are critical for the progress that they are hoping to see and what we as coaches are wanting to accomplish.  And…[Read more]

To delve more into this thread, I couldn’t agree more with Coach House on his 2nd and 3rd points. Especially the younger athletes being afraid of failure, specifically in front of their peers. The building of confidence at these ages are critical for the progress that they are hoping to see and what we as coaches are wanting to accomplish.  And…[Read more]

To delve more into this thread, I couldn’t agree more with Coach House on his 2nd and 3rd points. Especially the younger athletes being afraid of failure, specifically in front of their peers. The building of confidence at these ages are critical for the progress that they are hoping to see and what we as coaches are wanting to accomplish.  And…[Read more]

To delve more into this thread, I couldn’t agree more with Coach House on his 2nd and 3rd points. Especially the younger athletes being afraid of failure, specifically in front of their peers. The building of confidence at these ages are critical for the progress that they are hoping to see and what we as coaches are wanting to accomplish.  And…[Read more]

       I agree with you jlinden66, as a current high school strength coach, I prefer not to put an 1RM load on any of my athletes. There are exceptions, but those tend to be a select few of my seniors that are going into their freshman year of college. Considering that many high school athletes have little to no previous lifting experience,…[Read more]

       I agree with you jlinden66, as a current high school strength coach, I prefer not to put an 1RM load on any of my athletes. There are exceptions, but those tend to be a select few of my seniors that are going into their freshman year of college. Considering that many high school athletes have little to no previous lifting experience,…[Read more]

       I agree with you jlinden66, as a current high school strength coach, I prefer not to put an 1RM load on any of my athletes. There are exceptions, but those tend to be a select few of my seniors that are going into their freshman year of college. Considering that many high school athletes have little to no previous lifting experience,…[Read more]

       I agree with you jlinden66, as a current high school strength coach, I prefer not to put an 1RM load on any of my athletes. There are exceptions, but those tend to be a select few of my seniors that are going into their freshman year of college. Considering that many high school athletes have little to no previous lifting experience,…[Read more]

       I agree with you jlinden66, as a current high school strength coach, I prefer not to put an 1RM load on any of my athletes. There are exceptions, but those tend to be a select few of my seniors that are going into their freshman year of college. Considering that many high school athletes have little to no previous lifting experience,…[Read more]

Good posting Girth. CNS recovery is and will continue to be a topic in this field as we continue to evolve and find what works best for our athletes and their performance. As a young coach in the field I cannot speak for many of the past programs other then what has been read, but I can say that as athletes continue to evolve and the…[Read more]

I have implemented jump training and taught the importance of learning the mechanics of how to jump properly over the past year more than I ever have. There are a couple of additional pieces that I added into my program as well. Specifically for my volleyball and basketball players to teach them how to power down the arms with maximal speed I…[Read more]