Happy Monday! 

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Like every other Monday, here are a few thoughts bouncing around in my head after a week of reading, podcasts, cruising social media and any other continuing ed.

Enjoy!

1. Want to know if you are a good coach? Try coaching a bunch of 12-14 year olds for a few months. You’ll find out if you are a good coach or not pretty quick.
2. Training athletes? Sprint 2-3x per week. Strength train 2-3x per week. Repeat for weeks and weeks and weeks.
3. Ladders aren’t going to do a heck of a lot for speed development. However, they can be a great option for warming up and moving in various planes.
4. Bench pressing with a bar bothers my shoulder. So I don’t do it. I Landmine Press. I do Push Ups. I use a lot of dumbbells. And my shoulders don’t bother me at all. Point is this… Stop doing things that hurt. There are always alternative exercises you can use.
5. Legit max effort sprinting might be the most beneficial thing you can do with an athlete. Yet I feel it is neglected from a lot of programs.

Have a great week!