Category Archive: elite stages

Feb
23

The role of the coach is not just coaching!

Sports coaches assist athletes in developing to their full potential. They are responsible for training athletes in a sport by analyzing their performances, instructing in relevant skills and by providing encouragement. But you are also responsible for the guidance of the athlete in life and their chosen sport. Therefore role of the coach will be …

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Feb
07

Coaching Support

It is always an asset to have the support of great coaches in the preparation phase, familiarization phase, on site performance phase and post performance phase. The truly great coaches I have worked with help athletes to continue to love doing what they are doing, and therein make excellence a realistic goal and the journey …

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Jul
21

The Novice/Everything works.Some things just work better then others

Programming for the novice is the most important task a coach will encounter. Done correctly, it set the stage for a lifetime of proper training habits, and long – term progress. Insufficient attention to detail, and to the trainee’s response to training, during this phase can cost valuable progress that may not be recoverable later. …

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