Bobby Mickey retweeted
The primary job of a high school coach is to make practice the best part of a kid’s day.
Bobby Mickey retweeted
“You don't lose because you aren't fast enough. You lose because you can't repeat it.”
??? 🤔
Some people want to believe that repeat sprint ability is more important than speed.
They want to tell hundreds of Sprint Based Football coaches they are wrong.
People who focus their offseason training on improving strength and endurance have never witnessed the results of prioritizing speed.
They don’t understand “prioritize” doesn’t mean “at the exclusion of everything else.”
They don’t understand that effective football practices prepare players for the rigors of the game.
They don’t understand that consistently-trained fast & explosive athletes are fit.
They don’t understand that faster athletes are healthier athletes.
They don’t understand capacity can be grown patiently on a foundation of speed and explosiveness.
They don’t understand that you can’t maintain a speed you can’t achieve.
“80% of all college football players never reach their ceiling of speed.” ~Boo Schexnayder
I wonder why the NFL Combine doesn’t test 50x 40?
#FTC
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Why do football players need to sprint at max velocity to play a game that seldom requires max speed sprinting?
#SprintBasedFootball
youtube.com/shorts/wuIN0Gd9O… via @YouTube
Bobby Mickey retweeted
"I like the term work capacity, as opposed to building a base."
"Somehow this myth got started that if we train real general capacities, it will support specific capacities, and that's a lie. Data doesn't support that."
~@PfaffSC
Replying to @pntrack
Every day of aerobic-focused work is a day (or 2 days) where athletes are NOT getting faster, stronger, bouncier, and more explosive.
Furthermore, mindless conditioning can actually DETRAIN speed and power metrics.
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Christian McCaffery trains like a Sprinter.
There’s a reason you should run Track.
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Instead of BORING rotational throws or slams play Medball Spikeball 🔥
Short games to three - paired with our bench - upper plyos and a mobility drill = electric session
Gamification isn’t just a warm up thing
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Curt Cignetti has a fascinating philosophy...don't waste anyone's time, coaches not expected to work nights just get work done, limited practice to keep players healthy
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Great to see the TB Bucs doing a little @RPR_system before a game. So much for an informed media. @TFConsortium @XLATHLETE @WGF1
Bobby Mickey retweeted
.@LetsGoStreaks senior Hallie Steponaitis put together one of the area's most dominant seasons in volleyball and earned her third state medal in track and field. Steponaitis is the 2024 Northwest Herald Female Athlete of the Year.
Story by @akantecki: shawlocal.com/northwest-hera…
Bobby Mickey retweeted
In the past, not finishing with both legs together in horizontal jumps has prevented us from placing higher in meets, jumping a PR or breaking a record. This was Antonio Anderson's first time doing a banded landing drill.
Bobby Mickey retweeted
10 Minute Hip Mobility Routine
-Heel Clicks
-Figure 4 Contours
-Adductor Rock Backs
-Glute Mobilization
5-8 reps each side for 1-2 rounds.
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Hot take…
Your sport does not create athletes.
Stop reverse engineering your sport…
Instead…
1️⃣ Sprint Fast
2️⃣ Lift Heavy
3️⃣ Jump High, Jump Far
4️⃣ Bounce
60 second clip ⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️youtube.com/shorts/kJb4GkKWb… – at Plainfield, IL
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Here is the 2023 All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls volleyball team, led by KRC Player of the Year Hallie Steponaitis of Woodstock. @D50Athletics @JohnsburgVolle2 @MarengoHSsports @RbchsV @LetsGoStreaks @WNThunderVB shawlocal.com/northwest-hera…
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Had a very competitive 2-1 win yesterday against 1974 to win the state cup! I’ve had a great time playing with these girls and am looking forward to regionals this summer! @clsfforce @RRaptorsfc @ILYOUTHSOCCER @ImYouthSoccer @TopDrawerSoccer @SoccerMomInt #uncommitted #statecup – at Sleepy Hollow, IL
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Check out my highlights from Presidents Cup Nationals in Kansas last weekend. I am playing the 6. #Presidentscup #nationals #collegesoccer
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Looking for hip mobility x-factor work?
Perfect ⬇️
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Qualified for state in 2 events today! The 300m hurdles with a time of 42.63 and the 110m hurdles 15.95!
@LetsGoStreaks @WHSCoach_K @CoachBrownWHS @BobbyMickey24 @Piothunder19 @sigristwhs – at Woodstock, IL
Bobby Mickey retweeted
Last indoor meet of the year set 2 PRs for 55m hurdles first one of 8.47 in the preliminaries and then ran a PR of 8.23 in the finals to take 3rd overall!
@WHSCoach_K @CoachBrownWHS @Piothunder19 @LetsGoStreaks @sigristwhs



















