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Rochester, NY
Joined September 2011
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If you’re...
Jumping, landing, decelerating, eccentrically loading, lifting, training on 1 leg, etc..
Then you don’t need to spend $120 on an ACL Prevention clinic.
ACL prevention SHOULD just be apart of your program...not a separate program.
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Fall sports are coming to an end.
Of the high school seniors who are planning to go to college, a lot are on a legit s&c program and a lot are doing nothing for their physical development.
That second group is probably going to learn the hard way that just because you were able to dominate against 15 to 18-year-olds does not mean you’re going to be able to do the same against 18 to 24-year-olds in college.
Not to mention… you never want to be the weakest, slowest, less powerful or out of shape freshman, come testing in the fall.
HS seniors… attack the weight room with a legit program!
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As athletes progress in their sport, to continue to improve, it takes MORE work. There's no such thing as "maintaining" in sport. You are either Progressing or Regressing. If you're a HS athlete going on to play in college, you better work harder with more consistency than ever.
Fall sports are coming to an end.
Of the high school seniors who are planning to go to college, a lot are on a legit s&c program and a lot are doing nothing for their physical development.
That second group is probably going to learn the hard way that just because you were able to dominate against 15 to 18-year-olds does not mean you’re going to be able to do the same against 18 to 24-year-olds in college.
Not to mention… you never want to be the weakest, slowest, less powerful or out of shape freshman, come testing in the fall.
HS seniors… attack the weight room with a legit program!
Fall sports are coming to an end.
Of the high school seniors who are planning to go to college, a lot are on a legit s&c program and a lot are doing nothing for their physical development.
That second group is probably going to learn the hard way that just because you were able to dominate against 15 to 18-year-olds does not mean you’re going to be able to do the same against 18 to 24-year-olds in college.
Not to mention… you never want to be the weakest, slowest, less powerful or out of shape freshman, come testing in the fall.
HS seniors… attack the weight room with a legit program!
One thing I dislike about the private sector s&c is the blatant lies in marketing + full taking of credit of an athletes success.
Marketing / posting on social media is not the problem. Deception in messaging is.
More on this later, but a lot of coaches have zero shame.
Signed, a private sector coach who also works in the HS sector.
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Coaching the average MS/HS athlete how to properly squat 10 years ago was a lot easier than it is today.
I will also throw skipping, hopping, push ups etc.. into the mix.
Its wild how many MS/HS kids have Coordination, mobility restrictions.
We live in an era with skill development being shoved into kids faces 24/7 all while BASIC Physical literacy baselines are not being met.
Then we ask ourselves why injury rates are going up.
Coaching the average MS/HS athlete how to properly squat 10 years ago was a lot easier than it is today.
I will also throw skipping, hopping, push ups etc.. into the mix.
Its wild how many MS/HS kids have Coordination, mobility restrictions.
We live in an era with skill development being shoved into kids faces 24/7 all while BASIC Physical literacy baselines are not being met.
Then we ask ourselves why injury rates are going up.
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In-Season training is VITAL for HS teams. Even if its just once a week for 30 minutes, exercises can push (slowly) the needle in the right direction.
With programs that are on tight schedule splits like this, we typically pick:
-1 Power exercise. Usually loaded jumps due to how simple and effective they are.
-1 Main upper + 1 accessory. I usually stick with a heavy/low volume press as our main lift and then a pulling/rowing accessory.
-1 Main lower + accessory. I defer to heavy/low volume TBDL or a box squat simply because its easy to do/set up and does not leave athletes sore compared to split squats, back squats, rdl, etc... Accessory wise, I love a simple goblet squat, lateral squat or SL RDL (further away from game days).
It's not much, but 14-16 weeks of the above is better than 14-16 weeks off!
In-Season training is VITAL for HS teams. Even if its just once a week for 30 minutes, exercises can push (slowly) the needle in the right direction.
With programs that are on tight schedule splits like this, we typically pick:
-1 Power exercise. Usually loaded jumps due to how simple and effective they are.
-1 Main upper + 1 accessory. I usually stick with a heavy/low volume press as our main lift and then a pulling/rowing accessory.
-1 Main lower + accessory. I defer to heavy/low volume TBDL or a box squat simply because its easy to do/set up and does not leave athletes sore compared to split squats, back squats, rdl, etc... Accessory wise, I love a simple goblet squat, lateral squat or SL RDL (further away from game days).
It's not much, but 14-16 weeks of the above is better than 14-16 weeks off!
In another life, my career choice is being a sommelier.
I love wine and all of the cultures, history, cuisine, art of growing/making/tasting, prestige etc.. that comes with it.
While I try to keep up with s&c content/books/podcasts, my free reads (usually in the evenings) have a WIDE spectrum.
Somehow, I always think the books outside my field helps me be a better coach, professional and person.
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People are quick to say…
“Kids these days….”
Without really getting to know kids these days.
I know 1 thing for sure…
Me and my friends in HS were not working at even a FRACTION of the rate and level as my athletes do.
Add in the social media component, pressure of sports these days, and nature of the world, and I would say MOST kids are doing their best and working harder than ever.
Just my 2 cents.
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Today’s deceleration + acceleration work:
Simple curved sprints + turn sprints.
Added bonus to add a timing gate to drive intent.
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Train what the sport neglects.
The sport develops sport-specific skills. Training should develop the athletic qualities the sport leaves behind.
✅ Max velocity
✅ Extreme strength
✅ Jumping (both high and far)