Dan John: What Makes an Athlete Elite?
Excerpted from his lecture of the same title. In 2002, when the Olympics came to Salt Lake City, I came up with a simple list of five basic keys that in...
Dan John: Old Drills Reborn—Training Programs for “Everybody Else”
Recently, I had a chance to go to Germany. I love my visits there; I have many friends and I tend to enjoy myself far too much. Gernot Brecht is one of ...
Robert Linkul: Proper Transfers for Older Adults
Who knew something so simple could be so difficult to perform . . . and on such a regular basis. It's one of the simplest movements a person can perform a...
Dan John: Principles of Training for the Russian Kettlebell Certification (RKC) Preparation Program
One of the things I like to tell the RKC participants on Day Three is simply this: “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.” The hard t...
Rod Harris: When Competent Trumps Expert
Ask just about anyone and they will tell you that competent means good and expert means better. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself if this is true? Do...
Dan John: My Game Changers
A relatively simple question came up on the Q and A forum at davedraper.com . . . the question, to sum, is this: What were the “game-changing” event...
Chris Holder: Mentoring Young Coaches
Mentoring young coaches might very well be a larger task than coaching an athlete to reach his or her potential. The hand-holding, the pushing from behind...
Greg Dea: Feedback and Cueing – Part 2 – Reliable Strategies
Part 1 can be found here. Movement is an output, a performance, a behavior. When coaching, we decide if a movement is satisfactory or not. Remember ...
Dan John: Training Economics
People are always trying to sell you a magic pill to get you leaner, faster, stronger. But as far as training is concerned, a long-term vision is far bette...
Greg Dea: The Top Six Ways to Get Better Buy-In from Your Athletes
by Greg Dea For a coach of any discipline, the goal of communication used to be about changing behavior. It still should be. Success depends on the beh...
Gray Cook: There Are Things You Shouldn’t Coach
https://youtu.be/d8LII45gqkk#t=3m12s A lot of people will try to sell you on their idea of a continuum. “Here’s what I want you to do. I want you to...