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    The Basics – Be a Coach not a Trainer

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          Vern Gambetta on May 9, 2009 at 1:05 am #15719

          Working on basics does not have to mundane. Remember the basics are running, jumping and throwing applied in the context of the sport you are training for. Coaching is a creative process, it is not formulaic or paint by numbers. You must begin with a thorough demands analysis off the sport you are training for, do not make assumptions. Each sport has some unique demands energetic, biomechanical or

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          Chad Williams on May 9, 2009 at 3:47 am #83108

          ” Ultimately it is not about the exercises it is how you teach.”

          This is the reason that coaches can share workouts all they want, it is going to be the “how” which separates them from the copycats.

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