by Hunter Byrd | Dec 9, 2017 | Coaching Tools, Periodization Training for Sports
What are training variables? Why manipulate them? How can you manipulate them? These are some of the questions asked and answered in Chapter 8 of Periodization Training for Sports. In order to achieve specific (and the best) results possible for athletes, many factors...
by Hunter Byrd | Nov 27, 2017 | Coaching Tools, Periodization Training for Sports
“In the training world, it is often said that a workout is only as good as the recovery that follows. This saying applies to nutrition.” Last week, we discussed the role of rest and recovery in achieving training induced adaptations that lead to optimal performance....
by Hunter Byrd | Nov 24, 2017 | Coaching Tools, Periodization Training for Sports
I want to start by reminding us all of the “why we do what we do” so that we have a clear destination for this blog. To do so, I am going to ask a simple question… What is the goal of training? I would say (and I think most would agree) that the goal of training is to...
by Hunter Byrd | Apr 10, 2017 | Athletic Movement Skills, Coaching Tools
Part 1: An Overview of Jumping Skill Clive Brewer has done it again! This chapter is so full of important information we are going to have to split it into two separate parts in an attempt to give it the justice it deserves. For Part 1, I am going discuss the...
by Hunter Byrd | Feb 10, 2017 | Athletic Movement Skills, Coaching Tools
In chapter two of Athletic Movement Skills, Clive Brewer tackles the complexity of the Biomotor System and applies it to training athletes to enhance performance. His premise is simple yet compelling – train movement. What does this mean? Essentially, in order to...
