Coaches Have Skills

(The original post began in 2014 and refers to the athlete referred from that year. )

You do not need to play Division 1 NCAA sports to have skills in the development of strength & conditioning programs.

I ran in to a high school student-athlete who basically mentioned that since his coach in one sport played Divisioin 1 in that sport that he does not follow the conditioning program of his other coach in his second sport (who did not play D1). Well, to his defense coach #2 does not have the qualificiations, and I have not really heard any of his players speak highly of him (that is unfortunate). But, there are plenty of solid conditioning coaches out here who did not play D1/D2/D3 sports that can deliver a killer conditioning program.

We did go to school, specialize, and get nationally certified.

We do study trends, show creation, and can improve athleticism in any type of athlete.

I like casual conversatoins such as this one because the brain juices flow. 

When this topic surfaced, social media workouts surfaced more on YouTube versus Instagram and TikTok. You must take precaution when observing workouts on social media because many of these athletes have coaches that know the athlete's performance needs. Also, some workouts look crazy.

As I see student-athletes perform, I see the need for strength & conditioning. It continues to lack in certain programs. Take advantage of the opportunity, athletic programs, please! Athletes need to develop in ways that avoid injury, make them faster, stronger, more agile, more focused, and more adaptive to a way of life that they should adopt after their competitive athletic days end.

You may know an athlete like the one aforementioned. He may be you. But, respect both coaches in this case because you can learn more than you have been set up to learn. Coaches differ in skill sets, so take advantage of all skill sets. Deduce, introduce, and produce.

Derek |@teemptraining

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