Professor Coach Walton

[Peter Noonan @CoachNoon45]

HS & MS need QUALIFIED FULL TIME S&C coaches on their campuses. The weight room isn't a baby sitting place nor is it something that should be handed to someone to do because they like to lift or used to lift. It is a classroom full of diverse levels and abilities

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@CoachNoon45 Every high school football coach is an expert strength coach in their eyes.

[Tommy Moffitt @TommyMoffitt]

Don't underestimate recovery. Stretch, foam roll, and get plenty of sleep to stay injury-free and in top shape. 🛌 #Recovery #FootballSeason

[Tommy Moffitt @TommyMoffitt]

In football, the ability to explode off the line can make or break a play. That's why we prioritize Power Cleans in our training—because explosiveness wins games

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@JoeyBergles Except they're opening their hips, creating a braking motion with the heel striking first and limiting change of direction opportunities. Gotta coach up foot angles.

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@JoeyBergles Was that ALL he did or simply one component?

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@delilahmused @RealJamesWoods Most collective bargaining agreements restrict any form of physical fitness testing, so there is little incentive to stay in shape.

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@spikesonly I remember something like this in the late 90s, except it had separate lever arms for each leg and bike pedals with toe clips to strap your feet in securely.

[Matt Rhea, PhD @MattRheaPhD]

How much conditioning do football players need?

https://t.co/78n38fbkdi

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@pwnoble11 @durag12th @JosephManero

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@Coachjgpatrick @KPatrick44 Congrats!

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@WRCoachVannucci @JeremyFrisch @marshaldom Wrestling followed by rugby.

https://t.co/yZUz0Xd6NK

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@KBTXRusty jeep drove into ER at BSW

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

Great off-season competition/contact drills

[Pete Collopy MS RSCC @CollopyPete]

I don’t care about your strength as much as I care about your ability to display it in sport. A big bench/squat is great, but needs to transfer. Max effort sprints, jumps, cuts + Contact drills are an important piece of it. Also a great way to compete.

[Missy Mitchell-McBeth @missyMmcbeth]

Mistakes that I’m not making again:

1. Scrolling twitter the final week of a semester (horrifying 1RMs - beyond negligent)

2. Scrolling twitter the first week of a semester (“mental toughness” workouts - negligent to the nth degree)

Uncomfortable truth:

If a coach sets foot in a weight room but isn’t actively seeking education on the topic…they’re a danger to every athlete they’re in contact with.

Coaches: Go. Get. Educated. Do not be complacent.

Administration: have your coaches go get educated (hire a consultant to do inservice, send them to @NHSSCA events or take the NHSSCA cert, have them attend other s&c clinics). Do not accept complacency.

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

@MonteSparkman @PBMstrong I wish I had thought to patent the ones I made back in '06

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

Major college athletics needs to admit the reality that they're no longer truly concerned with following their mission statements and educating students (look up any Power 5 athletic department's mission statement). It's all about money.

[Alex Auerbach @AlexAuerbachPhD]

NCAA realignment proves out that revenue-generating sports are simply the minor leagues of the NFL and NBA.

The biggest losers in all this?

The athletes themselves.

The people who actually put the product on the field are going to have new pressures and expectations, with much different demands, than they ever anticipated.

My guess is that the sports actually get worse.

Research suggests that your odds of winning a sporting event go down fairly significantly for every ~500km traveled (@jocharest1). Imagine all these crappy cross-country flights meaningfully tanking your chance at a national championship.

School will get harder for athletes to manage. They’ll miss more classes, and teachers will be less receptive to accommodations - because athletes are now “getting paid”. Grades will suffer and more athletes will become academically ineligible or overly taxed on the coursework side.

Coaches will also suffer.

Pressure to win is going to go up. Travel and managing the program is about to get harder. Sleep deprivation will get worse than it is. Their ability to *healthfully* manage a culture will go down (that number is already low).

Recruiting is going to get harder. Money from NIL will become increasingly important as programs realize the new TV money only goes so far. Collectives will be the new minimum standard to participate in any real recruiting competition.

Administration will have more money to spend, but it’ll all go toward just managing the new demands and expectations to keep up with the conference. I anticipate less than 10% will meaningfully make its way to athletes and coaches.

Administration is also going to be expected to run more of a “real business,” and the new norm will be replacing ADs with CEOs. We’re now squarely in the game of revenue generation - not athlete experience.

There will be new rivalries, fun new in-season competition, and matchups we come to look forward to.

Unfortunately, it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Hopefully departments are starting to think about how they provide extra support to the coaches and athletes that make the TV deals worth anything.

[Monte Sparkman @MonteSparkman]

This.

[Pat Basil @pbasilstrength]

Exercise Order matters

Follow this :

- Explosive Movements (Jumps, Throws, Sprint)
- Main Strength Movement (Squat, Clean, Bench, etc)
- Main Assistance Movement (RDL, Lunge, Row, etc)
- Accessory Work/Trunk

Fast first when fresh
Heavy before fatigued
Finish with the pump

[Professor Coach Walton @AreDub96]

Imagine a LB playing like this

[Andrew Ryland @ADRCoachDev]

Just keep fighting