by Chris Morland | Oct 19, 2017 | Athletic Movement Skills, Coaching Tools, Planning Process, Standards of Certification, Uncategorized
MorlandSTRENGTH seeks to educate and help others reach their personal goals. This blog is dedicated to the past and current assistant coaches I’ve had the opportunity to influence and mentor over the years. I hope I can motivate and inspire you to be better...
by Chris Morland | May 3, 2017 | Athletic Movement Skills
How do you currently progress your plyometric model? What different exercises sequence the way you move through your model? What new ways can you apply plyometrics to increase performance and decrease injury trends? Part II of this discussion on plyometrics is going...
by Sean Cowick | Apr 17, 2017 | Athletic Movement Skills, Coaching Tools
What is strength? According to Clive Brewer, it is the concept derived from the management of forces. There are multiple ways to evaluate strength of an athlete. But there are two concepts of strength to know: absolute and relative. Absolute strength is the ability 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 Sean Cowick | Apr 3, 2017 | Athletic Movement Skills, Coaching Tools
Chapter 8, Developing Running Speed and Agility Skills, contains everything you need to know about development, skill focus, practice, drills and sport-specific training. Clive breaks down the biomechanics of the body, how it maneuvers, and how to optimize speed and...
by Erin Blaser | Mar 27, 2017 | Athletic Movement Skills, Coaching Tools
Chapter 7, Designing a Progressive Curriculum: Considerations of Movement Skill Learning and Physio-Mechanical Training, contains several gems of wisdom that can help coaches become better with their teams even before they put pen to paper (…or stylus to tablet…). It...