"Olympic Coach is a publication of the United States Olympic Committee Sport Performance Division/Coaching Education Department."
If you've not seen USOC's free magazine for high performances coaches, check it out. Many good articles in the back issues on topics relevant to coaches.
2015 Fall Olympic Coach click here
Chris Gallagher has a great article on FreelapUSA.com on what high performance is really about and what it's not. The article is filled with gems, here are a few that resonated with me:
“High performance is about much more than the name and facilities and equipment. It is not merely about capturing data”
“What, then, is a real high-performance environment? To me, it consists of three simple, yet major facets: people, philosophies, and culture.”
“People are, or should be, your greatest commodity, your greatest resource in a high-performance environment. Talented, driven, inquisitive and ambitious people are essential”
“Many coaches have a very large toolbox but cannot decide what to do because they don’t have a philosophy. – Dan Pfaff”
““Good coaches are better able to learn from history—because they have a philosophy,” he says, and adds that “a philosophy protects from the comings and goings of the various trends that permeate the profession. Good coaches maintain a core set of principles—and are far less influenced by the current trends of the day.””
“For a sports team littered with superstars, there is a humility, dedication to hard work and doing what needs to be done. “Ego has to be left at the door; there is a rigidly enforced ‘no d—head policy’ in the squad”
Read the full article here for a number of other good points.
Check out this episode of the Pace Performance Podcast with sprint coach Jonas Dodoo. I had the pleasure of spending a few days with Jonas at a conference last year. He was very switched on, and coaches from any sport can learn from him.
“In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I speak with world renowned sprint coach, Jonas Dodoo. Jonas is currently coaching one of the best young sprint groups in Europe, if not the world.”
The Pace Performance Podcast is a great resource for coaches with over 50 episodes now.
An outstanding documentary video looking at Australian rules football (AFL) coaches. Sharing insight, wisdom and more:
Check out Simon Nanny's excellent Underground Athletics coaching education link round up:
“Welcome to the September 2015 edition of Coaching Matters, a round up of the articles I have found interesting in the month relating to coaching, sport science, physical preparation and skill acquisition.”
Top 10
Check the full round up here with many great resources for coaching.
An interesting video on training interventions, and periodisation models from the driver of the polarised training concept Dr Seiler:
"Dr Stephen Seiler from the University of Agdar talks about training methodology at the University of Kent Endurance Research Conference 2015."
A great blog by physio Paul Westwood @triathlonphysio who support my squad over on Adam Meakins blog 'The Sports Physio":
A few highlights below that have guided how we work with our athletes and navigate the process of high performance training:
“We tend to try that extra bit harder with high performance athletes. We want to impress them, they deserve more, they need to get everything they want. If they’re complaining of pain we need to do something about it and do it now! They need ‘intensive physiotherapy’. If the pain doesn’t reslove they need even more intensive physiotherapy. MRI scans are done at the drop of the hat, steroid injections given instantly, arthroscopes quickly, as long as it makes them happy and gives them what they want.”
“Think about what you can actually do to make a difference. Often this is not a lot. Don’t throw everything and the kitchen sink at athletes, don’t pump them full of pain killers, perform endless manips, poke them full of needles and give relentless massages trying to release what isn’t stuck. Don’t fly them across the world to see one expert after the next. In life shit happens from time to time. Once we accept this we can quickly move on and get back on track rather than wasting energy on a fruitless searches and potentially harmful interventions. A calm and reassuring response is all that is often required.”
“When you work with your athletes, show them what they are capable of rather than showing them what YOU think is wrong with them, and sometimes they just need to train and race to find their belief.
Once you look beyond the smoke and mirrors of the wonder physio there usually is a great therapist in there. They just have to trust their knowledge, humanist skills and faith in what people are actually capable of. Find this out by knowing your athletes. My most successful outcomes are usually achieved by simply listening and talking.”
"Olympic Coach is a publication of the United States Olympic Committee Sport Performance Division/Coaching Education Department."
If you've not seen USOC's free magazine for high performances coaches, check it out. Many good articles in the back issues on topics relevant to coaches.
2015 Summer Olympic Coach click here
The Joel Filliol Triathlon Crew training in Les Angles, France.
When @iamspecialized_tri came to visit: A little insight into our camp and the powerful Richard Murray who has helped build this since the beginning #jftcrew
Find the link in below for the full video of our days in Les Angles with @rd_murray and the Joel Filliol Training Crew.
We asked what makes #JFTcrew a super group:
http://www.iamspecialized.com/…/richard-murray-and-the-joe…/
South African triathlete Richard Murray is spending six weeks in the French ski village of Les Angles, training under the guidance of Joel FIlliol. Specialized spent three days at the altitude base to understand the location, the dynamics of the group, and their road to Rio.
"To go out to train, that's the success really!" - @rd_murray
#3DaysWithRich #Triathlon #JoelFilliol #Inspiration
Listen to my interview with Ben Hobbs of TRS Triathlon
http://trstriathlon.com/radio/
"Finally, legendary coach, Joel Filliol, shared his views on clean sport, high performance coaching and what separates olympic medalists from those who finish 20th. Who dopes more - age groupers or professionals? Do more than 30% of the Kona professionals take perfomance enhancing drugs? His answers might shock you."
Read my Op-Ed "#Doping in #Triathlon" on TRS Triathlon @TheRealStarky
Check out Katie and Tommy Zaferes on TRS Radio
"Then Ben talks with the newlywed tri-power couple about falling in love, Katie’s phenomenal season and Tommy’s heat stroke. "
Congrats to Katie Zaferes and Sarah True - both podium performances at the 2015 London ITU World Series
Come hear me speak in Paris, November 26-27, 2015:
http://science.triathlon.org/news/article/registration_for_science_tri_conference_open
Another good day for running:
Alicia Kaye and Andrew Yoder getting the work done in Boulder:
With Andrew Yoder:
Footage from inside the bike pack at the 2015 Chengdu ITU World Cup Triathlon in China. Racing, video, and commentary by Professional Triathlete Eric Lagerstrom. ITU racing allows drafting on the bike and it creates unique tactics and race dynamics as athletes seek to arrive at the run as quickly as possible while expending the least amount of energy they can. This video specifically discusses how a breakaway was formed, what caused it to not succeed, and then what happens from that point on. Power data displayed throughout, with a summary at the end. Music: Marty Party- Beethovens Filth Mimosa- 58 Degrees
With Helle Frekeriksen and Andrew Yoder
