Excessive Information When Teaching a New Skill – Less is More
Friday afternoon we had a new athlete in. He’s 9 years old and a rock star. Seriously, he’s one of the most teachable young athletes I’ve worked with. One of our new interns was tasked to walk him through his warm-up and workout (with my oversight). Intern did a decent job, for his first time coaching. […]
Burn Outs: Are They the Best Option?
Walk into most high school (or college) weight rooms during the just about any sport team’s training session and a plethora of sounds attacks your ears. They typically include, but are not limited to: Grunting Gasping. Loading and unloading of plates. Shouting. (usually “UP! UP! UP! at an athlete who has horrendous form and too […]
4 Reasons Why Strength Training is Important for Youths
Follow SAPT on Facebook for inspiration and fitness/health education! At SAPT, the bulk of our population is 13-18 years old; we have a handful of 9-11 year-olds (though that population is growing quickly) and then college age through the adult spectrum. A lot of parents carry misgivings about weight/strength training for kids under 18, a […]
Volleyball Performance: Other Skillz
Improving Your Volleyball Performance Last post, I wrote about jump progressions to teach the vertical jump in volleyball players (but really, let’s be honest, all of this can apply to most sports), and I thought it would be beneficial to highlight a few other athletic skills/movements that are woefully under-trained in volleyball players. It’s all about […]
Teaching and Improving Vertical Jump Technique
Here at SAPT volleyball players abound. Volleyball players (and their coaches) often come to us with one goal: to increase their vertical jump height. Personally, I think there are several other skills that are just at important, i.e. upper body strength/power, ability to shuffle sideways- you’d be surprised how many girls I see who CANNOT […]
