Motivating human behavior is an art. How can you get someone to do what you want him/her to do? How can you extract maximum performance, sometimes in
Learning driven
By Barry Cook. Part 3 of a 6 part series. Read Part 1 titled Personality-Based Winning first, then Part 2 Learning is a Cycle. This article
Oops, Premature e-Jubilation, and Miscounting Laps
It happens to the best of us, except for 400m one-lap sprinters. I'm referring to miscounting your laps in a distance race, and kicking for home
Learning is a Cycle
By Barry Cook. Part 2 of a 6 part series. Read Part 1 titled Personality-Based Winning first. This article appeared in the Athletics Weekly March
Flakes and Fakes [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
Monday morning. Up at 3:45 AM in order to catch the 7:00 AM Jet Blue flight from Tampa to New York JFK to teach my classes. First day of the spring
Personality-Based Winning
This article appeared in the Athletics Weekly May 24, 2012 printed edition, reprinted with permission. For more coaching advice, visit
SHIN SPLINTS 2014 – Canary in a Coalmine
This new series is guest blogged by Doug Logan. Doug Logan was the CEO for USATF from 2008 until September 2010. He was also the CEO, President
Interview with Henk Kraaijenhof by Mike Hurst [PODCAST]
Henk Kraaijenhof currently works for Vortx (Dutch only web site) and his blog is www.helpingthebesttogetbetter.com Henk's coaching credentials include
Motivation Speech Video: RISE AND SHINE
Back in 2011, there was a viral motivational speed called “I am a Champion”. Here is another good one. Giving where credit is due, the audio
