Back in the Saddle…Again
My apologies to all of our followers and readers. Over the past two months, I have been severely distracted by a number of personal issues including preparing and selling my home, moving to another...
View ArticleCoaching Resource of the Month — July 2014
As an athlete with asthma, I know firsthand how debilitating an attack can be. As a coach, working with athletes who are dealing with asthma is another challenge. The good news is that It can be...
View ArticleSummer 2014 Reading Recommendations
Finally getting back to blogging about the latest coaching resources of value to coaches. In my defense, there were three whole books for me to read! But seriously, the following are the three I...
View ArticleNew Goal Setting Ideas
I came across a great new idea regarding goal setting for athletes while reading Lynn Kidman and Stephanie Hanrahan’s book “The Coaching Process; A Practical Guide to Becoming an Effective Sports Coach...
View ArticleThe Coach Becomes the Athlete–Role Reversal!
Thanks for Helen Williams for this blog. About three years ago, I decided to learn how to swim. As a child, I did not have access to a pool and was somewhat fearful of the water. I had taken lessons...
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OODA Loop–Tool for Teaching Decision Making in Sport
For years I have been a big fan and practitioner of the OODA Loop. The OODA Loop was developed in the late 1960s by US Air Force Colonel John Boyd to help train fighter pilots during the Vietnam War....
View ArticleLife Lessons for Coaches — We Too Can Learn Them!
Thanks to our guest blogger Helen Williams for this article. Athletics is a great teaching tool; for coaches as well as their players. Sometimes we coaches forget that it’s as important for us to learn...
View ArticleRespect for Sport Coaches on ESPN?
The other day, I was watching ESPN while I was working out. One of the segments I watched first was about Johnny Manziel aka “Johnny Football” and his chances at becoming the Cleveland Browns’ starting...
View ArticleSmart Teams Play Safe–Upcoming Conference
STILL TIME TO REGISTER! SmartTeams Play Safe™: Protecting the Health & Safety of the Whole Child In Youth Sports By Implementing Best Practices Monday September 15, 2014 Joseph B. Martin...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle
Well, no excuses, right? I am been absent from this blog far too long. I have been distracted by my move to a new home in a new city in a new part of the country. Plus new jobs for my wife and me. And,...
View ArticleHow to Develop and Use Networks
Throughout my career I have been told about the importance of networking. Meet strangers, hand out your card, tell them what you do in 30 seconds or less. We’ve all been victims of networking events,...
View ArticleGoal Setting Part Two
I previously looked at some new ideas about goal setting a few months ago and found some new thinking to add to it. If you are curious the previous blog on goal setting can be found here. We are all...
View ArticleMcFarlane’s Plan for Psychological Skills Training
Brent McFarlane, noted Canadian hurdle and sprint coach, wrote one of the best books on hurdling, The Science of Hurdling, which unfortunately is out of print. The last time I read it I had to use the...
View ArticleSports Technology–Wearable Technology
As many readers of this blog know, I have an affection for technology! Over the past few years, more and more technology is seeping into sports especially technology being integrated into clothing....
View ArticleNational Coaching Conference 2016
If you are a coach at any level and looking for an opportunity to learn about innovative and cutting edge coaching methods, I highly recommend you consider attending the 2016 National Coaching...
View ArticleSport Technology Update: Realtime Feedback from Medball or Barbell
I first blogged about new RFID technology being implanted in a basketball back in 2012. I recently came across similar technology being implanted in a medicine ball or attached to a barbell. Thanks to...
View ArticleCall for Presentations–2017 Canadian Sport for Life Summit
The Sport for Life Society is calling on experts, researchers and practitioners from across the sport, recreation, health, education and public sectors to present their work at the 2017 Sport for Life...
View ArticleThe Value of Sound to Coaches
When I first saw the title to this Sports Coach UK blog, I jumped to the conclusion that it was about listening to athletes’ performance as another means of gaining insight to their effort and...
View ArticleNew Book by Youth Sports Advocate–Bob Bigelow
I worked with Bob when I lived in the Boston area 2004-2014. He was doing LTAD before it was popular! Highly recommend his new ebook for any sport parent or youth sport coach/administrator. Bob...
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An American National Sport Coaches Association?
I have been living in Alexandria, Va for the past two years. I quickly recognized that many national and regional associations representing groups of professionals or an industry are headquartered...
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