Old Bull Training

Thinking...

   
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Mentorship July 2014

Overview of a Mentorship session from July 2014

Topics discussed;

Neural Jump Testing Performance v Monitoring

Logistical issues with Jump Testing

Density Loading Outlines

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Technology Accelerator

In recent years technology and S&C coaching have grown so closely interwoven that at times it seems we can't move without a mandatory "setup" period in which the minions wheel out the plethora of devices required to quantify what is happening before our eyes.  Is this a good thing?
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Tough Training?

Are athletes made tough or do we coach them into being tough?
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Physiotherapists and S&C integration...is it possible?

As a department lead my background is firmly as an S&C coach.  However, for better or worse, the 14 years I spent preparing, and more importantly traveling, with international rugby teams has given me a unique experience and insights when it comes to physiotherapists. 
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Infograph - 4 Guiding Principles of Team Training Design

Detailed visual representation (Infograph) of my article 4 Guiding Principles of Team Training Design
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4 Principles for Team Training Design

Run, Kick, Scrum, Lift, Pass, Throw, Tactics , Calls...

Where does it all fit?  Speed, strength, power, endurance...and that's just the physical component.

Here are my Four Guiding Principles when it comes to evaluating and planning technical & tactical elements of training.  I use these as a cornerstone in my conversations with coaches so that I am clearly understood when it comes to balancing out any program.
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Lessons to live by.

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