If sleep & physical activity boost cognitive performance. Why do schools eliminate PE & give a vast amount of homework keeping kids up late?

Let’s rethink how we approach stress fractures at the foot. Here a triple jumper w/ history of navicular stress fractures required us to rethink HOW she was putting force into the ground. The shape of the foot dictates how forces are distributed and propagated. #StayInTheGame

A point of emphasis for Griffin Jax this year was improving efficiency. We accomplished this by (1) prioritizing each shape/position during the delivery (early/middle/late) for ideal force production & (2) connective tissue behavior (yielding vs overcoming) to find the sweet spot

Rather than assuming a hamstring/quad/adductor strain is an issue of weakness, the first question we should be asking is HOW is this athlete putting force into the ground?

Observations on 4x100. Athletes are performers. Coaches are teachers. They are different jobs. You can't just take an athlete and make them a coach any more than you can take a coach out of the stands and put them on anchor leg.

We have become too binary in our profession. We need to move beyond good or bad. There doesn’t have to be only 2 choices.

Why is it that so many people chalk up an increase in velo to “getting stronger?” Take note folks, gaining velocity is the culmination of many variable. Strength may be ONE of those, but not THE only answer. It’s time to move beyond strength=velo. Let’s advance the conversation.

The ability for a pitcher to transition from stride foot contact to lead knee extension is predicated on a foot that is able to change shape (ER➡️IR). W/o an adaptable foot, you don’t have the foundation to receive/deliver force into the ground. Before<ER.After<IR.#stayinthegame

Saying that speed work is “eyewash” or a “waste of time” because your speed program isn’t yielding the results for which you hoped is shortsighted. Maybe it’s the methods and/or coaching which is the reason for lack of desired results.

It’s important not to confuse strength with skill. Getting stronger doesn’t always translate to improved skill. Strength can giveth and it can also taketh away. Stronger doesn’t always equal better.

Shape change is the name of the game here. This isn’t “VMO/adductor strengthening.” Create the pelvic/femur/tib/fib/foot shape & now you’ve just given leverage to the very muscles that appear “weak.” Perhaps we should think twice w/ regard to our interpretation of muscle tests😳

Elbow health isn’t just about throwing volume, velocity, strength/stability of the shoulder, grip on the ball, etc. How we deliver force through the positional relationships of each segment is one factor that will affect all the variables above. Now that’s some food for thought.

I can't believe how many sprint coaches use high tempo volumes during the season, and then discontinue them to achieve a peak performance. Would you take poison for months, so that you would feel good when you finally stop?

I find it interesting that many in our profession scoff at advanced degrees, until they earn one…profess on social media that certifications are a waste of time, until they obtain them…and proclaim that experience isn’t needed nor necessary until they have it.

It doesn’t matter the shiny toy: weighted ⚾️ /bats/clubs, water bags, etc. If you don’t have a specific intention w/ desired outcome, you’ll believe these tools are ineffective. The intention of your programming & using the right tool @ the right time is 🔑 to successful outcomes

Coaches-compensatory strategies seen in the weight room are often the same strategies used during the skill (pitching here). Your ability to link the two, and provide coherent programming that moves the athlete in a favorable direction, is paramount to your job. #stayinthegame

Humans will always find the easiest path (not the correct path) to achieve a specific movements. Running faster doesn’t create proper running mechanics no more than swimming faster creates proper swimming mechanics.

I have a hard time understanding how the concept of “self organization” applies to sprinting, or any other skill for that matter.

Crowdsourcing some insight…what are your “non-negotiables” when it comes to athlete evaluations? What are they, and how often do you conduct them. #thanks

Seems college football programs are turning 4.3's & 4.4's into 4.6's and 4.7's at a scary rate. Fantastic freshmen becoming OK sophomores & injured juniors. If speed can be developed, it can be destroyed too, and we rationalize GPS data to justify. Let's rethink this.

If Darrell Green came around again, some coach would tell him he's got to gain 20 pounds, squat him unmercifully, validate it with a lot of data, and he would never be heard from again. Time to rethink the madness.