If you are a Personal Trainer, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Sports Coach, or Rehabilitation Specialist, this one day conference is an exceptional professional development training seminar. A panel of World Class presenters offers their experience relating to the area of "Mobility and … [Read more...] about BC Strength, Fitness and Conditioning Conference – February 23
Basketball
Basketball Video Clips – Drills & Fundamentals
In response to the article Basic Basketball Drills, a reader asked me by email if there were any good basketball drills on the web. Dr. Jim Gels from the Coach's Clipboard has a collection of videos online showing fundamental basketball drills Don't expect large fancy YouTube or Blip.tv … [Read more...] about Basketball Video Clips – Drills & Fundamentals
The Power of Writing Down Your Goals
Yesterday's article on Core Values - Passion, Honesty, and Excellence brought a flood of emails about writing your goals down on paper, also known as "journaling". Many track athletes mentioned they already wrote their goals down in September before the start of the new season and prior to the … [Read more...] about The Power of Writing Down Your Goals
Basic Basketball Drills
Everyone knows quick and fast are not the same attributes. You can be quick, but not fast. Or, you can be fast, but not quick. Guest Blogger Brian Schofield submitted this article called Basic Basketball Drills. I thought it was worth posting with the nasty winter weather we are having on the … [Read more...] about Basic Basketball Drills
Coaching Books by John Wooden
One of my favorite all time coaches isn't a Track and Field coach. It's former UCLA Bruins Basketball coach John Wooden. Sure, he coached at an era when 3 point lines, the 45-35-22 second shot clock, dunking, huge egos and outrageous salaries were non-existent. I personally liked his … [Read more...] about Coaching Books by John Wooden
Six Keys to Success for Basketball Players
I'll be writing a lot of John Wooden articles in the near future. I've covered John Smith, Clyde Hart and Tom Tellez quite in detail, and it's time to cross sports, keeping the Coaching and success theme intact. I'll also do a few articles on another great basketball coach, Pat Riley. On that … [Read more...] about Six Keys to Success for Basketball Players
Practice, Practice, Practice
There is a story of a young boy lost on his way to the Olympics. By chance, he met a National Coach. "How do I get to the Olympics?" he asked. "Practice, Practice, Practice", said the coach as he walked away. Guest Blogger Skye Thomas has these exact words of wisdom in today's … [Read more...] about Practice, Practice, Practice
Increase Your Vertical Jump
In 1985, I was fortunate (or unfortunate) to be competing against Bruny Surin and Eldrick Floreal in the long and triple jump. Both of these athletes had their own successes later in life, but I still remember Bruny showing up for the Canada Games Trials wearing basketball high-tops and competing … [Read more...] about Increase Your Vertical Jump
10 Ways to Make It Great! A Framework for Success for Coaches
This book outlined a great framework for success based on 10 topics. Seven of the topics came to mind in relation to my coaching experience. I stumbled upon this eBook in a contest from Essential Keystrokes. At first glance, I thought it was just another book on success, a topic I'm very … [Read more...] about 10 Ways to Make It Great! A Framework for Success for Coaches
Dick Fosbury: Former Olympic high jumper
Vancouver, BC is really a small town. I saw Debbie Brill training her group of high jumpers at our local track meet at Burnaby Central High School on Tuesday night. Talk about Flashbacks! The only thing I remember about watching the 1972 Munich Games on my 13" Black and White TV was Frank … [Read more...] about Dick Fosbury: Former Olympic high jumper
