Coach Vick posted some great thoughts on resisted sprints with sleds and questioned the 10% rule. When something innovative or new comes along I am completely open but skeptical because often people believe they have stumbled on something other's didn't grasp or think of. The question is can we use acceleration protocols that are not following the guidelines of the coaches before us regarding h [...]

I was talking to a few coaches over the last week and we all concluded that HRV (heart rate variability) is the new lactate. Promising but limited. Just like cybex testing before lactate, HR monitors in the 90s, VO2 Max in the 80s, blood pressure cuffs in the "golden" years, the numbers are nice but what does it really mean? If you are generation X or Y we will talk about sympathetic and parasym [...]

On Saturday, Jamaica's Nesta Carter ran a wind legal 9.78 for 100m. That makes Jamaica, a country with a population about the same as Brooklyn, NY, by far the most dominant sprint country in the world. They now have 3 of the 4 fastest men in history in Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, and Nesta Carter all running at the same time. That make's the Miami Heat's lineup of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Ch [...]

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It's not what to coach, it's what to leave alone. Often I hear cues that are most likely descriptive factors, meaning hints to athletes of what to do when in reality they have no real ability to execute such a task. I remember when Richard Quick presented in Burlington at a local clinic before his passing someone asked a question of what drills or cues he used to fix certain movements. His respo [...]

Staleness (nervous overwork)"Condition" is mental and physical fitness for the event, attitude toward the work, enthusiasm through the "grind," triumph over mistakes, improvement in trial performances, full recuperation between daily workouts conserve nervous energy and indicate increasing fitness for the approaching contest. Danger signals of overtraining are loss of sleep, fretfulness, lass [...]

Much of the soft tissue of the human body can be described as plastic, elastic, or some combination of the two depending on the strain. Knowing which elements have which properties and how best to train them can be important knowledge for a coach to have. Elastic tissue is similar to a rubber band. Stretch it and it will snap back. When we speak of the elastic tissues of the body we're primarily [...]

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tom Tellez and asked the questions that most coaches had about the current debates on forums and one of them was on vertical and horizontal forces. Like any master of coaching, Tom at a ripe age of 76 was sharp and created clarity to what was going on. I can't say enough good things about him as for two hours we addressed some very high level concepts and T [...]

In Clearwater the best swimming clinic is hosting some of the best coaches ever in any sport. What is amazing is the numbers speak for themselves. Over 50 medals, countless world records, multiple national team championships, and a vast history of developing athletes. With an impressive list of speakers: Chris Davis, Dick Jochums, Eddie Reese, John Ivy, Dave Gibson, Lea Maurer, Paul Bergen, and Ra [...]

How many times have you had people tell you could not do something? I have and for me I always took it as a challenge. Thank God I never listened to all the people who told me I could not do the things I have done. I truly believe people say this to put limits on people, because they cannot imagine doing the things they say can’t be done themselves. I was labeled stupid more once during elementa [...]