by Amer Nahhas | Sep 30, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Teaching Tools, Weightlifting series
Anyone with little weightlifting experience can manage to coach the Clean and maybe the Jerk; however, it requires true bio-mechanical understanding, coaching experience, planning, and clear communication to teach and coach the Snatch. As with the Clean...
by Sean Cowick | Sep 25, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Teaching Tools, Weightlifting series
Personal training can be very beneficial, especially if you have limited or no experience in a weight room. My name is Sean Cowick and I am a personal trainer (American Council of Exercise), strength and conditioning coach (Leo Totten Training Systems),...
by Erin Blaser | Sep 16, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Teaching Tools, Weightlifting series
Power Cleans: The Set Up Power cleaning requires a tremendous amount of skill to perform correctly and safely. Most emphasis for this lift is on the athlete’s need for explosive strength and controlled precision of large muscle groups. While these are important...
by Chris Morland | Sep 11, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Teaching Tools, Weightlifting series
In this new blogging series we will focus on the problems and solutions in Weightlifting in youth and for personal training clients today. This conversation has really been happening all across America for years in all gyms but we’d like to bring a new and...
by Chris Morland | Jan 7, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Professional, Teaching Tools
Trends in High School Strength and Conditioning Listen to a podcast of this article using this link: “A Model Materialized: One Coach’s Perspective of How to Change the Paradigm of High School Strength and Conditioning” #HSS&CCP Note: This research article...
by Erin Blaser | Dec 23, 2015 | Coaching Tools, Professional, Teaching Tools
Body Archetypes and the Tunnel by Erin Blaser Coaches and athletes may be able to relate to the “crossed wires situation,” (i.e. the situation of not being able to effectively communicate with one another.) The coach instructs the athlete to flatten their back during...
