by becky hotek | Jun 16, 2014 | Intern
A coaching philosophy is a statement of purpose and an established expression of values. It serves as a reference point and guiding light in the day to day life of a coach. Once formed, this philosophy ought to be looked to in answering tough questions concerning...
by moose3124 | Jan 30, 2014 | Blog, Intern
Today Coach Dan Sanzo introduced us to the Functional Movement Screen and how to use it as an effective assessment for athletes. At my first interview for an internship at NU with Coach Boothby, he spoke to me about the FMS and how much we were going to use it...
by ashworth.k | Nov 21, 2013 | Blog, Intern, Uncategorized
Conditioning is undoubtedly one of the most debated facets of training. If you were to ask 5 or 6 sports medicine or exercise science professionals their opinions on conditioning, you would almost surely receive 5 or 6 entirely different descriptions of what is...
by ashworth.k | Nov 14, 2013 | Blog, Intern, Uncategorized
In our intern education meeting last week we covered linear and lateral movement and acceleration, and various other topics surrounding those concepts, such as running and cutting mechanics. There are those who have devoted their entire lives to the study and...
by ashworth.k | Nov 7, 2013 | Blog, Intern, Uncategorized
Until last week, I thought that I had a relatively solid grasp on the concept of plyometrics, in terms of why they’re utilized and how they’re implemented. The physiological reasoning makes sense to me, and I thought that I understood the appropriate way to integrate...
by ashworth.k | Oct 17, 2013 | Blog, Intern, Uncategorized
Though we had previously discussed coaching cues during an earlier intern education session, the topic was brought up in a different light this past week. One of the coaches suggested that we look into the differences between internal and external coaching cues. Prior...