Coaching Matters, my round up of articles & videos is proving more & more popular so I thought I would provide an RSS feed of the sites I visit most regularly for those who would like the most up to date posts as they happen.
The articles update on an hourly basis so bookmark the page & keep coming back. If I am missing any good blogs drop me an email or let me know on Twitter @SiNainby. Enjoy!
- How to Potentiate Your Training for the Ultimate Workout
[mashshare] By Carl Valle One of the best demonstrations of applied science I have seen in my career was Tim Pelot’s warm-up presentation at the 2017 NSCA conference in January. While the information on warming up for a training session was solid, the key takeaway was the ... read more8 hours ago - “It’s not down to gifted ability, it’s about hard work, stubbornness and not taking no for an answer” – A conversation with Jason deVos
Jason deVos likes a challenge! He also doesn't give up until he achieves his goals!! He is an object lesson in GRIT, Growth Mindset, Resilience...and all that stuff!! Not only does he come back from being dropped by his provincial football team at age 12 to captain his country. He ... read more8 hours ago - Optimal Peaking, Competing and Coaching Through Neuro-Typing: Just Fly Performance Podcast #99 Christian ThibaudeauToday’s episode brings back Christian Thibaudeau, speaking further into neuro-typing, particularly on the impact of brain chemistry on athlete training invidiualization and coaching. Sport psychology is generally under-appreciated, as coaching of the highest order fully appreciates and understands the impact of an athlete’s mental state on competition and important training ... read more22 hours ago
- Creatine: Not Just for Muscle
[mashshare] By Craig Pickering If you’re involved in sports that require speed, power, and strength, then you’ve likely come across creatine before. The supplement gained prominence in the early 1990s as a method of enhancing strength, and since then research has continued to explore its use as ... read more1 day ago - How to Train More Without Getting Hurt
[mashshare] By Travis Pollen When training and rehabilitating athletes, the sports science professional has two crucial but apparently paradoxical responsibilities: He or she is simultaneously charged with minimizing risk of injury (or re-injury) and maximizing performance. However, to maximize performance, high workloads are required, and high workloads ... read more2 days ago - Old Wine… New Bottles… DIFFERENT STICKERS…
One of the reasons for writing my Blogs is to share some of the research out there and bring it to life. This Blog Article is inspired by this research article by Stephen Harvey, Shane Pill and Len Almond from August 2017… “…TGfU has stimulated so much attention, ... read more3 days ago - A Review of Christian Thibaudeau’s Neurological and Physical Typing Certification Course
As long as I’ve been a coach, I’ve realized the greatest distinction of experts in the field is their ability to individualize training to the athlete. Some coaches will have a gem here or there while many athletes flounder under their care. The best coaches will not only bring out ... read more3 days ago - Going through the Gears
‘Going through the Gears‘ is a shared mental model that can help pupils to make decisions, communicate those decisions with each other, then reflect on the effectiveness of those decisions. The idea is that team (and individuals) performance improves if team members have a shared understanding of the task that is ... read more3 days ago - Post Colonial Physical Education: Embedding Indigenous content in Australian physical educationRecently, I participated in a research project with John Williams from the University of Canberra considering the use of the Indigenous game Burrojin (Australian Sports Commission, 2008) in PE, and what this might mean in the context of quality' physical education 'in practice'. During this study, John introduced me to ... read more3 days ago
- Very Stable Idiot Week 20: May 14-20 2018
THE FIRST WORD “In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none. Zero.” — Charlie Munger…RANDOM RAMBLINGS“The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in ... read more4 days ago
