Chad Butcher

Health & PE Teacher.
S&C Coach.

[Jeremy Frisch @JeremyFrisch]

We got speed guru's selling wickets and max velocity to 6 year olds without ever mentioning the foundations of speed first.
#LTAD

[Tucker Seay @coachseay_cscs]

The 3–5 rep range is one of my favorites for building athletes.

It develops neural efficiency, maximal strength, and hypertrophy.

As Kelly Baggett explains in The Ultimate No-Bull Speed Development Manual, explosiveness = strength × speed.

Getting stronger will initially make athletes more explosive. Eventually, though, strength alone isn’t enough.

That’s why we have to train how fast athletes express force, not just how much force they can produce.

One of the best coaching books I’ve read in the past year. Highly recommend it.

[Gerry DeFilippo @Challenger_ST]

The broad jump is one of the best indicators of athleticism

If yours sucks, you’re leaving speed, power, and explosiveness on the table

Here’s how to actually improve your broad jump👇

[Ray Zingler @rayzingler]

When you’re training kids, it’s important to understand the exercises, sport, and even the newbie gain outcomes are secondary to what you should be focused on:

Helping kids positively associate with the strength, health, & wellness.

The objective is to lower their barriers.

[StrengthCoachNetwork @StrCoachNetwork]

"You can't take all that... and then go run and do your sport practice. You kidding me? Something's gotta come out."

— Dave Tate

One of the best points from our conversation.

@Dr_JustinLima asked Dave what strength coaches misunderstand about the Westside Barbell Max Effort system.

His answer?

It wasn't built for athletes who also have to sprint, jump, change direction, practice, compete, and recover.

The system worked because it matched the demands of powerlifting.

The mistake is trying to copy the entire system while adding everything required in sport.

Programming isn't about copying methods.

It's about understanding the underlying adaptations, managing total stress, and deciding what has to stay—and what has to go.

Watch the full episode in the link below:
https://t.co/0Z5Eitg0N9

[Chad Butcher @CoachButcher692]

The loss and/or lack of critical thinking within society is abundantly clear.

[Tim Cortazzo @T_Cortazzo]

COMPETE ⚡️

Want to get FASTER for your sport?
Race. Every single week.

3 groups, fastest line first.
If you win, you bump up a line…
If you lose, you do push-ups…

Use a variety of stances & starts.

Early in the summer = shorter distances. Progress from there.

[Chad Butcher @CoachButcher692]

We’ve got kids out here worrying about their exit velos and how to improve them, but can’t even walk and chew bubble gum at the same time.

What is going on?!?!? 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

@Tyry202
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[Ray Zingler @rayzingler]

Parents will question 2 hours of strength training per week, focused on the health, well-being, & performance of their children.

But 4-5 games in a single weekend & you get the Facebook post about the long day at the ballpark..

One builds the athlete.

The other spends them.

[Chad Butcher @CoachButcher692]

The failure to comprise and reach a common ground is a major issue that I’ve found within today’s society.

If one side “feelings” has to be 100% justified and validated, while the other side has to be completely ignored, that’s just a recipe for disaster.

[Jordan J. Gush @JordanGush]

I tend to agree 🛎️

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

In a new video, Jo Frost, aka Supernanny, warns that some modern parents are hindering their kids’ independence by choosing short-term convenience over teaching basic life skills.

The Instagram post featuring the video is filled with comments from teachers agreeing with her that it’s a growing concern.

@Jo_Frost

[ESPN @espn]

Take it all in, West Virginia 💛

For the first time ever, those country roads lead straight to Omaha‼️

[Darren Hansen @CoachDHansen]

Some of you won’t want to hear this …

[Chad Butcher @CoachButcher692]

@StrCoachNetwork Thanks Coach!

[Coach A Vogel @CoachAVogel]

Here’s the ratios of 5–>10yd & 30–>10yd linear sprints w/ our Football 🏈 players based on 40 splits. The Rust color means there is a deficit in either Acceleration (Left) or Top End Velocity (Right). If they are balanced (double Green)…Based on their needs, Accel: @SHREDmillSpeed G2 or TE Velo: G3 & TruForm!

[Joe Aratari @JoeAratari]

A lot of s&c/performance professionals only know how to work with stud athletes (who were studs before training with them) and it shows.

[Chad Butcher @CoachButcher692]

As a Coach, which measurements do you pay attention to more for development and overall improvement in terms of sprints and jumps.

Monthly Averages or PR’s?

Personally, PR’s are great, but as a coach I prefer looking and comparing averages monthly, because that shows an improvement overall.

I’ve found with certain circumstances or variables, an individual might not hit a new PR every month.

However, if the average improves than to me that’s showing an overall improvement within that athlete.

Thoughts?

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@MarkHoover71
@Coach_TWebb

[ᴛʀᴀᴠɪꜱ ᴡᴇʙʙ @Coach_TWebb]

A lot of great high school coaches doing it at an ELITE level.

Frustrating part is there’s many more unwilling to change, or educate themselves for the better of the athletes.

Even worse most only educate or fill one bucket… the weight room. And lack the importance of developing fieldwork and transferring force to the field.

Sport performance is not just how strong a kid can be.