Warm-Ups: Why & How To Get Your Athletes To Buy In?

Warm-Ups: Why & How To Get Your Athletes To Buy In?

While we as coaches are more educated, we still battle daily with “convincing” our athletes to buy into the warm-up process and how they will benefit from it. There are two important steps for athletes: The Why and The How. Each will help you as a coach get the “buy in” that you are seeking from your athletes and help them become fully engaged during the warm up process.

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The Most Important 10 Minutes For A Coach!

The Most Important 10 Minutes For A Coach!

The most important part of a training session (or practice) is the 5 minutes prior up to 5 minutes after the start. That 10-minute window is vital for coaches to adjust on the fly their intensity and overall plan for that day. No plan should be ever set in stone. The same goes for training (or practice) plans. It is important to remember that you are dealing with human beings. We are dealing with kids. During this 10 minute window, this is where you ask questions, observe your athletes and complete an overall review of your plan for that hour (or day.)

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