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Mistakes Trainers and Coaches Make 4-26-10

(This is Part 3 of a series. In case you missed them, you can find Part I here and Part II here.) In our ongoing series of mistakes that trainers and coaches make, one of my pet peeves is trainers/coaches who have no rationale for why they’re doing something. In the Indy Seminar Series (as […]

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Mistakes Trainers and Coaches Make 4-13-10

Here’s another mistake I see far too often. Trainer Johnny starts to learn a little anatomy and training jargon, and so he assumes that everyone and their mother knows this stuff as well. After all, who doesn’t know what their TFL is? Or why they shouldn’t hyperextend their lumbar spine? Look, I hate to break […]

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Thoughts for Young Coaches

This past weekend at the Cosgrove Businses Seminar, I got a chance to meet some great young coaches. Monday evening, I spent some time with a guy who has been around and has coached for years in Chip Morton. Between the two, it’s gotten me thinking about the progression that every coach must go through […]

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The Blink Moment

Tuesday night at IFAST, one of our new interns (Ellen) and I were discussing how to start improving her coaching and assessing skills.  She’s relatively new to the field, but with her eagerness to learn, work ethic, and people skills, I have no doubt she’s going to be a fantastic coach someday. Many would say […]

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