Leadership is Authentic, Relentless, Selfless Service to a Cause with Colonel...
Watch as Colonel Craig Flowers explains that the term leadership is often clouded by clichés. He explains that in its simplest form leadership is service to a cause. Many times, Coaches fail to define...
View ArticleLong Jump: Approach Run Checkmark with Kyle Tellez – Univ. of Houston
Watch as Coach Kyle Tellez explains the importance of using a checkmark for the long jump approach run and how it benefits the coach and the athlete. The checkmark helps the coach pinpoint where an...
View ArticleBeginner Hurdle Drill with Randy Bermea – Harlingen High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Randy Bermea explains and shows practice video of the intro hurdle drill (trail leg drill) he uses for the incoming freshman. The athlete will take one step into the hurdle with the knee...
View ArticleLeadership Drives the Culture with Jon Gordon – The Jon Gordon Companies
Watch as Jon Gordon explains that leadership drives culture. It is important to identify what you stand for, what you want to be known for, and what you value. Culture is not static, it is dynamic, so...
View ArticleTurnover Drills for Sprinters with Sherita Jackson – Westbury High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Sherita Jackson explains and shows practice video of these everyday sprinter turnover drills. The 1st drill shown is a Double Hop A-Skip in slow motion and normal speed that works on...
View ArticleDeveloping a Group Into a Team
By: Dr. Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics One of the main points from this chapter is that groups and teams are formed through intentional...
View ArticleLeaders Must Look for Opportunities to Serve with Robert Grasso – La Jolla...
Watch as Robert Grasso explains that leaders must look for opportunities to serve. Leadership is not about power, prestige, or a title, but about looking out for others. He explains to the athletes...
View ArticleShot Put Step-In Drill with Don Babbitt – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach Don Babbitt explains, and an athlete demonstrates this rotational shot put step-in drill. The drill starts with the athlete in the back half of the ring with the left foot inside of the...
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You Have Served and Served Well
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life There are very few certainties in life. In coaching, one of those certainties is that no matter the season, no matter the league, no matter the...
View ArticleWhat Does it Take to Hold Someone Accountable? with Stephen Mackey – 2Words...
Stephen Mackey explains that it takes expectation, equipping, and encouragement to teach students and athletes to be accountable. You can have a very high standard but if you don't teach them how to...
View ArticleSpeed Inventory Example Drills with Arthur ‘Iggy’ Ignaczak – Stanford Univ.
Watch as Coach Arthur 'Iggy' Ignaczak explains and shows videos of these speed inventory drills for jumpers and pole vaulters. He will focus in detail on the following drills: wicket runs on the...
View ArticleLanding Drill for Jumpers with Rob Assise – Homewood-Flossmoor High School (IL)
Watch as Coach Rob Assise explains and shows practice video of this landing drill for jumpers using exercise balls. This drill evolved as jumpers did not like using chairs and they made the switch to...
View ArticleGreat Teams Don’t Happen by Accident with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country...
Watch as Robert Grasso discusses La Jolla Country Day's leadership programs for athletics and how developing a culture is the key for a successful team. He explains great teams don't happen by accident...
View ArticlePlyometric Warmups for Distance Runners Using PVC Sticks with Scott...
Watch as Coach Scott Christensen explains, and distance runners demonstrate using PVC sticks for their plyometric warmups. Coach shows video of wide and narrow stance rotations, lateral and skip jacks,...
View ArticleAssistant Coach Checklist
By: Denise Corlett - (Retired) Stanford University Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics ☐ Always be loyal to your head coach, staff, and school. At some...
View ArticleImproving Your Players’ Confidence with Zack Etter – Univ. of Massachusetts
Watch as Zack Etter discusses improving your players' confidence. It is key that the players understand that the conversations they have in their head (self-talk) can be either beneficial or...
View ArticleFoundations of Max Velocity: Stair Workout with JJ Riese – Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach JJ Riese discusses the foundations of max velocity for sprinters/hurdlers and shows video of stair runs, double foot hops, and drop step drills. The athletes start with four sets of...
View ArticleDeveloping a Thriving Culture
By: John Klessinger - South River High School (MD) Being a successful organization is all about developing a thriving culture. An organization without a positive culture may thrive in the short term...
View ArticleMental Toughness: A Skill That Can Be Developed with Dr. Colleen Hacker –...
Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker explains that mental toughness is a skill, and it can be developed. It is about how an individual responds to adversity, difficult situations, setbacks, and failure. Mental...
View ArticlePole Vault: What to Do When Technique Begins to Break Down with David Butler...
Watch as Coach David Butler explains that in practice his athletes get 12 to 13 jumps. The key is that the jumps are of a high-quality, and they aren't focused on the quantity. When the quality of the...
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