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!
- What the Blues Brothers would say about skill acquisition – A conversation with Dr Phil Kearney
Phil Kearney is a researcher, lecturer and coach. He is based at the University of Limerick in Ireland and is one of the 'Great Triumvirate' of Irish skill acquisition leaders along with Ed Coughlan and Olly Logan. In this episode we really dig into some of the research behind skill ... read more10 hours ago - Grand Declaration of War
I've written about this before but I think it bears repeating. This message will be helpful for everyone, even if it's not what they need to hear right now. It may resonate with you years from now; or maybe this is something that needs to be screamed in your ear ... read more10 hours ago - Unleashing the Power of the Coiling Athletic Core with David Weck: Just Fly Performance Podcast #107Today’s episode features biomechanist and inventor David Weck. David has devoted thousands of hours to the intensive study of human movement and locomotion, and training implications. His inventions focus on building the rotational, pulsing and coiling abilities of the body, as well as the feet, in a manner that fits ... read more17 hours ago
- How to Enhance Performance with PAP and Complex Training Methods
[mashshare] By Julian Lim Many strength and conditioning coaches now capitalize on complex training methods to augment the performance of their athletes in training. This trend often utilizes the phenomenon of post-activation potentiation (PAP), which involves muscular contractions of typically moderate to heavy resistance, prior to performing a ... read more22 hours ago - Overcoming our biggest recruitment mistakes
Just like the universe is governed by a set of rational laws that we can discover and understand, football’s transfer market is also determined by factors that we’re able to research and control. Such research helps us understand what happened, why it happened and what might happen in the future. ... read more22 hours ago - What Does the Science Say About VertiMax Training?
[mashshare] By Carl Valle Every year, I field questions about whether somebody should invest their coaching budget in a VertiMax system and, if so, whether it should be one unit or a fleet of them. For nearly 20 years, parents and coaches have asked whether the VertiMax works, ... read more2 days ago - How to Make Smarter Choices When Polishing Your Athletes’ Lunge Progressions
[mashshare] By Bryan Mann As I wrote about before in my somewhat controversial article on squat depth, there are different forms of exercises that may be more appropriate at different points of the year. We all agree that we need to increase specificity of movement as we get ... read more3 days ago - A New Paradigm in Biomechanics: Fascia, Rotation, and Waves
By Kevin Foster Biomechanics is the application of physics to the human body. Yet it seems as though there are gaps between our understanding of physics, our understanding of human movement, and its application to sport, training, and coaching. There’s a lot of conversation revolving around topics like velocity ... read more4 days ago - Power Lift Strength & Power Development Roundtable, Part II
[mashshare] [freelap-power-lift] By Bob Alejo with Bryan Mann, Mike Young, and Tim Suchomel Two of the bigger questions in strength and conditioning are: When should I switch the emphasis from strength to other qualities? Can somebody ever be too strong? You can never go wrong when you get ... read more4 days ago - HOW Create a Team Culture… Rites, Rituals, Routines and Artefacts
So much is out there on “Culture” it is sometimes hard to know where to look and what to look for…?! A quick Google search brings up 4,920,000,000 results when you type “Culture” into the search! Everyone these days bangs on about “Culture” everywhere you go and say how important ... read more4 days ago
