What I see today with the use of this generic term “sports science” being thrown around alarms me. I see so called “sports scientists” directing programs, making crucial decisions on…
Browsing: Athletic Development – Defining the Field
More or less? Does it have to be a binary choice? Ultimately the goal is to get progressively better. I seldom see the option of doing it better. In my…
Adaptation to various training stimuli take time. You can’t force adaptation to happen faster than the athlete’s current level of trainability and physical capacity. You must be willing to go…
What is the posterior chain? Is it a meaningful term or a term of convenience without real meaning? In a training manual that I just received produced by a national…
Optimizing human movement is about enhancing connections. Connections within the body, connections to the environment and to the sport. It is mentally convenient to isolate out parts of the body…