by emily huebner | Jul 29, 2013 | Intern, Uncategorized
Since the beginning of this internship Sarah has stressed that we need to be proficient in movement more than the actual sport. We are not becoming a coach of any particular sport, rather a “movement specialist” among all sports. Understanding the mechanics of each...
by jhatz | Jul 25, 2013 | Blog
This weeks education emphasized stability. Stand with feet together and knees locked out. It would be fairly easy for me to push you over. Now move your feet shoulder width apart, slightly more stability. Next, sit your hips back and bend your knees into an...
by kimberly pzegeo | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
To an individual who is making an observation of any movement they may think the movement is being performed completely correct but to a well versed coach who knows that’s not always the case. Over the past few weeks, I have learned how athletes commonly perform...
by jesse.hutchins | Jul 23, 2013 | Blog, Intern
For this week’s education session, we focused on agility, change-of-direction movements. Some that we performed were bounding (lateral), hopping, and jumping. Though these three movements can be easily confused with each other, there is a difference between...
by emily huebner | Jul 22, 2013 | Blog, Intern
As a strength coach it is very important to have an understanding of each of the movements being utilized in your programming. More importantly, though, is being able to perform these movements while coaching as athletes will follow by example. Also, being able to...