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I like how many times all of the authors stated the need for quality, knowledgeable, appropriate training plans.
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Whoa, I’m first as i begin to type, this is weird.
Siff states, “each individual displays a different rate, degree and efficiency of responding to the same type, quality and quantity of physical training,” (p.95). This statement is amplified when speaking of the Amateur Athlete when one looks at differences in maturation, psychological readiness and the opportunity to train. The first limiting factor to look at is the athletes psychological maturity, “the desire to participate in such conditioning programs frame the quality of any strength training program,” (Zatsiorsky, 200). If the athlete does not want to participate, then everything else is null and void. “The athlete must be mentally and emotionally ready to comply with coaching instructions and undergo the stress of a training program,’ (Zatsiorsky, 200). Once the athlete has shown the desire to participate and the ability to mentally and emotionally handle the sport/training, then adequate exposure to appropriate and knowledgeable strength training will be the next limiting factor. “Many athletes go into a competitive season with little or no physical preparation to meet the demands of the sport, ” (Zatsiorsky, 200). Therefore a well thought out, age (physio/psychological) appropriate training program must be implemented to “better prepare the young athlete’s bodies to tolerate the practice and competitive stresses of sports,” (Zatsiorsky, 200). As we have talked about, opportunity to participate in these activities are what the athlete needs. The “hyperparenting” that has been mentioned by Zatsiorsky, and the prevalence of multi-sport/multi-season athletes is a determent to these athletes. Cut back on the sports participated in year round, take seasons off to allow the athletes to train, heal and participate in a different sport. If the athlete is not allowed preparation and recuperation, then any training program will fail. The last limiting factor is three fold and one has the biggest propensity to kick you in the shorts; genetic potential, nutrition and sleep. Parents and athletes need to be educated on the proper nutritional guidelines for the sport or training and adequate amounts of sleep to repair from said training and participation. One cannot out train a bad diet or perform at a high level without enough sleep. Genetic potential, well since I swim in the shallow end of the gene pool I will attest to this personally, athletes are born. The athlete’s genetic potential for muscle growth and muscle composition, height, morphology, etc. is predetermined, as is the innate and hard to quantify term of athleticism. I personally have a good skill set, coordination, coach-ability, drive, testicular fortitude, yet I don’t have the height, bone structure or physiology to be a professional athlete. That is a hard thing to sell to an adolescent, you were born lacking, and no matter what you do correct, it might not be enough to excel.
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Middle man got a talking to about neutral head position, all he had to say was “then I can’t see”. I told him he needs to feel his position, not worry about having to see until they are “on the field”. What else would you like us to stress when we see this?
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The video doesn’t do it justice, when I showed the Z axis, childish yes, I did my best Peter Griffin hehehehehehe
And not until 5s later the girl goes ” ha Family Guy”. I look over like oh you caught that? Right field, ninth inning.
God bless her.
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Yessir!
Oly Lift is his sport/area of participation
TDL v C/SDL are specific ways to train his body to produce results in his Oly Lifts
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Specificity is the narrowing of broad movement patterns into finely honed exercises that closely represent the physiologic stress encountered in a specific sport (see Siff’s 10 Specificity of Types, p.27). Specific Physical Preparation is the repeated actions of the sport done in preparation for competition. This requires being in the arena of play and using the implements involved with each specific act of said sport. I believe that the gap between the two should be there, for when we try too hard to bridge it, crazy training gadgets and do-dads that add resistance to the specific acts of the sport show up on the market. See “Battle the Bullshit”. Siff warns against these devices and training methods because “there will usually be changes in the centre of gravity, moments of inertia, centre of rotation, centre of percussion and mechanical stiffness of the system which alter the neuromuscular skills required in the sport. It is a measure of the sport coach on how well the skills of the sport are implemented on the field, it is the preparedness to attack those fields that is the job of the S&C coach.
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Any time there is an implement of the sport involved, the sport coach should drive the exercises and practice.
All else; strength, flexibility, conditioning, quickness, footwork, etc, S&C coach.
Exceptions are only for Weightlifting.
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That’s why gentlemen carry a flask.
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I have a simple rule with my coaches: I don’t tell you how to coach, please don’t tell me how to do my job.
I have had the full spectrum of coaching types and as long as you do your job the best that you can, exhaust every resource for the athlete/coach and keep up constant communication they will give you carte blanche. The “stay in your lane” idea is right. When you deviate from your realm, you only have enough info/knowledge to be dangerous to yourself and the athlete.
And then some days its:
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Like when you use the “stranger”
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I think that the two theories that Siff laid out have more to do with what we have talked about previously when looking at the differences between amateur and elite athletes. General exercise would be the way to start, just like a fundamentals first approach to coaching sport skill. As the athlete develops, then more specialized training and skill development would be necessary to see progress.
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I also use the sport implements when doing rehabilitation, but would never diagram X and O’s. Nor would I change a pitcher’s throwing form until there is an injury or during rehab and even then the coach is involved. I’m just stirring the pot, so does the implementation or the use of a skill coach help bridge the gap between what is learned in the weight room and what is produced on the field? Isn’t this what position coaches are for?
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Diving into the library I see! What book is that from? Spot on sir!
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I agree that you should come and see your athletes play the sports that you are preparing them for! I love to see S&C coaches in the stands, it shows that they are as much invested in what you have to teach them as you are to their development. Plus, seeing how they apply what you have worked on allows you to see what they have retained, where they fail, and new ways to manipulate both. Please always talk to the schools ATC if you they have one, they are an excellent resource and should work well with you. If not, fuck them they are a shame to the profession.
