Received a qu:
"What tips would you give to coaches just starting out?"
A brief thread 👇
"What tips would you give to coaches just starting out?"
A brief thread 👇
1/ Relentlessly pursue experience with World Class coaches/teams.
My coaching certifications/qualifications, heck even my 6 years in University, pales into insignificance when compared to what I learned from my time with World Class coaches. Get it at all costs. It's worth it.
My coaching certifications/qualifications, heck even my 6 years in University, pales into insignificance when compared to what I learned from my time with World Class coaches. Get it at all costs. It's worth it.
2/ Know your history
There is a lot of crap out there right now in the way of training manuals, texts, scientific studies &, IMO, many the best resources were written years ago.
Study Lydiard, study Carlile, study Counsilman, study Matveyev, study Bompa. They are full of gems!
There is a lot of crap out there right now in the way of training manuals, texts, scientific studies &, IMO, many the best resources were written years ago.
Study Lydiard, study Carlile, study Counsilman, study Matveyev, study Bompa. They are full of gems!
3/ Get to know (and use!) blood lactate testing.
Much of what we do as endurance sports coaches is manipulate training to cause positive physiological changes. Lactate provides the coach with a 'window' into each athlete's physiology that they can monitor over time.
Much of what we do as endurance sports coaches is manipulate training to cause positive physiological changes. Lactate provides the coach with a 'window' into each athlete's physiology that they can monitor over time.
4/ Get to know (and use!) #HRV monitoring
For the same reasons as 3/ HRV provides the coach with an easy window into the athlete's recovery state. While lactate provides a great window into fitness, HRV provides a window into fatigue.
For the same reasons as 3/ HRV provides the coach with an easy window into the athlete's recovery state. While lactate provides a great window into fitness, HRV provides a window into fatigue.
5/ Learn to code! Or, at the very least, get some data skills!
To treat athletes as individuals, you have to be able ingest data quickly, efficiently and systematically and know how it compares to *their* norms.
This is easy to do providing the coach has some basic data skills
To treat athletes as individuals, you have to be able ingest data quickly, efficiently and systematically and know how it compares to *their* norms.
This is easy to do providing the coach has some basic data skills
6/ Set your standards/expectations for each level of coaching.
Every athlete can benefit from coaching of some form, but sport will play a different role in each athlete's life. Your attitude, & the attitude of the athlete, and your expectations/demands should scale accordingly
Every athlete can benefit from coaching of some form, but sport will play a different role in each athlete's life. Your attitude, & the attitude of the athlete, and your expectations/demands should scale accordingly
7/ Let me preempt 'where are the people skills?' with:
Find *your* people!
Be selective. Take on athletes you gel with & you know you can help! We're not a great fit for everyone & that's OK! Your coaching experience (& your life) will be better if you stick with *your* people
Find *your* people!
Be selective. Take on athletes you gel with & you know you can help! We're not a great fit for everyone & that's OK! Your coaching experience (& your life) will be better if you stick with *your* people
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