I love being around people who are creative and innovative. It inspires me and fuels my passion for learning in the pursuit of excellence. Conversely it is tough for me to be around people who are stuck in the status quo, unable to objectively look at their world and do something to make it better. A phrase that I particularly abhor is - Been there, done that. My reaction is - So what? Did you do [...]

The anthropologist Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” The GAIN Apprentorship has a simple goal to chain the world of sport performance and rehabilitation by defining the field of athletic development. Last year was the beginning, join us June 18 to 23, 2009 and be pa [...]

The earlier post left some readers with requests to expand on the relevance of why I would post about Hackers and Programming. Strangely the gurus of sports performance are good about programming only affiliate codes in lame blog posts, not designing beautiful software. Writing programs? I wish they taught that in college more as I see very weak programs when training theory and development princ [...]

Perhaps the two biggest and also the most frequently occurring blocks to change and innovation are two simple statements:We already do that and let me play devils advocate. I have heard those two statements way too much recently. They lead to maintenance of the status quo and eventual stagnation. Obviously if you already do something then there is no need to seek out change and innovation, but wha [...]

This was posted on Bob Sutton’s blog. http://bobsutton.typepad.com He is a professor at Stanford University, his newest book is the No Asshole Rule, I have not read it yet but if it is up to the standard of his other book it should be good. Just substitute coaching for management. I found it both stimulating and though provoking.Sometimes the best management is no management at all -- first [...]

This is a really good blog. Play as if Your Life Depends on It Natural movement and living for the human animal also go to his website. He will get you thinking. Also a real good writer! [...]

Go HERE. This is a great post. Neat way to get you thinking, especially if you are a jazz fan like I am. [...]

This is the Google quote of the day: How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. - Benjamin Disraeli [...]

This blog was stimulated by a phone conversation that I had yesterday with Jim Radcliffe, the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at University of Oregon. Jim is one of the few DI Strength and Conditioning coaches who actually works with all sports, not just football. He also trains the total athlete. He related to me a situation that recently occurred. Some young people, new to the field were obs [...]

The following are four thought provoking observations by Steve Myrland:We train, rather than coachWe specialize before we develop We put specific event skills before movement skillsWe evaluate before we teach [...]