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Jumpers for Goal Posts
Play, not train.
Working within school or university environments and on training camps, there seems to be a need to structure every session. The time tabling of lessons and lectures, meal times, and transport means that very minute is accounted for.
On camps there is the additional problem of support staff having to prove their worth and being given sessions to do. So the timetable is dictated by fitting around the staff having something to do, rather than what works for the athlete.
Ironically, it is in the down time, the 10 minutes before or after a session where the athletes can play and experiment that a lot of decision making and motor skill development takes place.
I have recommended to some tennis coaches that they have a 2 hour “jumpers for goalposts sessions” where there is no coaching or drills, but just an opportunity for young players to play in an unstructured fashion- and to have fun.
We will see how that goes.
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I first met James at a South West Gymnastic conference and thought he was superb then, and still do! James' ability to adapt to different sports and levels is excellent, and he is superb at getting his message across to different ages of gymnasts. He did a workshop at our club for our competitive gymnasts and it was superb, His work was of great value to a wide range of ages and levels, with a tremendous emphasis on posture and injury prevention. We have been able to put his training methods into practice and are seeing an improvement in the all round strength and fitness of our gymnasts.
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