Posts Tagged ‘strength and conditioning qualifications’
Why Lego is a symbol of lack of sporting creativity
Lego and sports clubs have become sterile environments Lego sets used to stimulate children’s (and their parent’s) imaginations. In the 1970s the goal of Lego was to use imagination and explore as you can see in the letter on the right. Now, Lego blocks are almost always sold as part of some marketing tie- in…
Read MoreBecoming a strength and conditioning coach
Quickest way to become an S&C coach I had some e-mail correspondence yesterday with someone interested in Coaching athletes. They were looking for short cuts to working with top level athletes. Keith Morgan, my strength coach, gave me some sound advice years ago when he said “get a group of young athletes, work with them…
Read More5 tips on how to get started in S&C Coaching
I am constantly asked on the best ways to get started in S&C Coaching. This post will helpfully answer most queries.
Understand what it is to be a Coach first.
The discipline in which you Coach is of secondary importance to your ability to Coach.
Read MoreStrength and conditioning qualifications in the U.K.
“You have to work hard at being a coach”
was my constant refrain over the course of the weekend’s Level 1 Strength and Conditioning course held at Derby University.
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“Lost in Transition”
was the motto of the recent Level 2 strength and conditioning course I ran at Oxford Brookes University (The coaches were kept busy going from venue to venue and task to task, we lost a few on the way sometimes!).
In pursuit of excellence: level 3 strength and conditioning course
“Perfection is unobtainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence”
Vince Lombardi
This was the underlying theme of the first weekend of the Level 3 strength and conditioning course .
Getting started in strength and conditioning
“There is more to circuit training than just getting tired”
was something I kept explaining to coaches on the recent level 1 coaching strength and conditioning for sport course.
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“How can you demonstrate if you have never done the exercise?”
was one of the questions I asked the candidates on the Level 1 strength and conditioning course at the weekend.
How not to get a job in Strength and Conditioning
“How can I get a job in strength and conditioning?”
Is a question I get asked a lot. Having recently advertised for several positions (paid and unpaid) for strength and conditioning coach, I was appalled at the standard of application.
Blog Festival Thanks
Thanks to everybody who contributed to the blog festival. The last 2 weeks have shown me that the busy coaches are often the ones who find the time to do a little bit extra. I hope all the readers have found at least one or two useful snippets of information.
There is a mantra quoted to me previously “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.”
Thanks for all the feedback from clients and colleagues too.
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