Bad Drills
Practice is the central activity of a coach’s work. It is the time and place where the game and its
Tag: Specificity Of Training
You Gotta Do The Reps!
I thought I go with the self evident statement right out of the blocks. If you want to get good
The Greatest Pressure
“Players learn when they are ready to learn.” Phil Jackson Every coach who has been a coach for more than
Training Load
The length of training has a fatigue effect independent of the actual training load. #volleyball #volleyballcoaching — at home on
How Much Is One Repetition Worth?
The first day I studied coaching at university we were introduced to the Principles of Training. The most important of
Repetition And Cue Recognition
David Parkin is one of the great coaches in Australian Football history. After a storied playing career, he went on
The Bump Board – An Answer
I have posted about a few different physical aids for learning the forearm pass. While there is some intuitive logic
Specific What?
Everybody (hopefully) knows that the most important concept in motor learning is specificity. That is, skills and techniques are learnt
The Dan Plan And Specificity
Malcolm Gladwell, in his book ‘Outliers‘, popularised the concept that to become an expert requires 10,000 hours of deliberate practice
Shifting Paradigms: Practice and Specificity of Conditioning
Continuing the topic of Shifting Paradigms, and returning to my pet subject, Practice, I recently read a blog post (and
At Home On The Court 