Common Faults of Everyday Exercises

I have found that proprioception for some athletes is easy, yet next to impossible for others.  Interestingly enough, for the poor proprioceptive athletes in the weight room doesn’t transfer to a poor athlete on the field.  In the weight room, the lifts may be so...

Performance of a Coach

This week’s education was led by Sarah Cahill, where it was a continuation of what we did two weeks ago, but during this week’s education we were tested on multiple lifts, where we were then evaluated on our proficiency of each lift. The lifts performed were broken...

Coaching and Performing Movements: Take 2

This week’s education session consisted of revisiting the subject that was broached in my Walking the Walk (click the link) post from a couple of weeks back. This time around, the format of the education session was switched-up a bit. Instead of evaluating each...

Coaches Ability to be Coachable

A respectable coach is an individual who not only knows the cues or corrections to coach an exercise effectively, but it is someone who can effectively demonstrate the exercise themselves. This week’s education was an eye opening experience where all interns were able...

Coaching the Squat

A simple air squat had been coined as one of the best exercises prescribed for athletes due to the full-body benefits achieved.  Squatting to increase lower body strength alone can increase functional mobility, increase bone density, strengthen the core muscles...