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[Michael Johnson @MJGold]

Lessons: Is the problem YOU?
1987 injured. No NCAA champs.
1988 injured. No NCAA champs.
1989 injured. No NCAA Champs.
*Commitment to strength training & flexibility, which I hated.
1990 NCAA champ, US champ, Goodwill Games champ, World Rank #1 200m & 400m
1990-2001 HISTORY

[Pat Basil @pbasilstrength]

Yes, showing up to train is difficult at first

But letting your competition lap you is way worse

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

It is a lot better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

Intelligent coaching is strategic. Play the long game 🏆🏆

[Michael Boyle @mboyle1959]

Parents. Please don’t judge a program by week 1. An intelligent program is easy be design in week 1.

Kids that are crippled by the day 1 workout are useless on days 2-4.

Training is an art. Trust the process.

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

Begin with basics, then move to Brilliance with the Basics.

Jim Kiritsy said to me, "We do the simple things savagely well!"

BOOM! @KSUOwlsStrength

[Lee Taft @leetaft]

If we want "wins" in practice w/ our players learning + retention we need to teach like the skill is one tree with many roots. The trunk of the tree is the SKILL and the roots are the variations, progressions, and regressions of the one skill. This allows athlete to have context

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

One of the BIGGEST "Transfers of Training" is building an athlete's self confidence!

[Pat Basil @pbasilstrength]

Two training effects to keep an eye on:

1. Improved Movement Quality

2. Improved Confidence

A lot falls into place once those are established

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

Respect their time, in addition, parents are usually waiting to pick up the kids on time, so they can drive another kid to another practice!

[Lee Taft @leetaft]

The temptation for a coach to do a little more, and a little more, versus stopping a practice on time is teaching players a lesson...

You're not organized, you can't be trusted, and their time isn't valued by you.

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

Don't build athletes who become "Strong & Useless".

Sprints, Jumps, Throws, Tag Games / Free Play, and more.

Build Athleticism.

[John Cissik, MS, MBA, CSCS @jcissik]

Athletes do more than lift weights. If your program fails to take the totality of the athlete's experience into account then it will fail.

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

@mboyle1959 @TrojanStrength Fill the Appropriate Buckets!

[John Cissik, MS, MBA, CSCS @jcissik]

Sports rarely happen under ideal situations; weather, temps, illness, field conditions, crowds, etc all impact. Train/practice accordingly!

[Zach Even - Esh @ZEvenEsh]

A lot of these heavier lineman, especially high school underclassmen, need more lunges than they do squats.

Utilize the lunge as a strength mobility combo exercise. Nothing worse than loading the spine, hips, knees and ankles with poor movement.

Sleds, lunges, carries....

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

Serious question here!! CC @ZEvenEsh

[Francis Neric, MS, MBA @FNeric]

What happened to PE? “...only 4 percent of elementary schools, 7 percent of middle schools and 2 percent of high schools have daily PE” yet physical activity is positively correlated to mental wellbeing and academic achievement. @PAAmovewithUS @ACSMNews
https://t.co/XT24QfjXHh

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

@AndersonFarmer8 @TrojanStrength @TCCHSfootball Awesome 🏆🏆🏆 Weight room is beautiful 🔥🔥

[Gerry DeFilippo @Challenger_ST]

Your young baseball player is going to start strength training

They’re weak, skinny & have never trained before

They don’t need:

- Fancy rotator cuff routines
- Batting/pitching mimicked movements

They need to get brutally strong, explosive & learn to move well… CONSISTENTLY

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

You're not just prepping the athlete / team for the game / competition, you are prepping them for the rigors of practices and a full season.

[John Cissik, MS, MBA, CSCS @jcissik]

Strength and condition needs to prepare athletes to function well when tired, sore, behind in games, and in stressful situations.

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

A BIG part of this happens in the off season when the strength coach sees the team more than the sports coach.

Sport Coaches should communicate frequently w/ their team to encourage off season team training.

[John Cissik, MS, MBA, CSCS @jcissik]

Teams need an identity, a purpose, shared experience, and an ability to depend on each member. Critical for long term success.

[NHSSCA New Jersey @NHSSCANJ]

Amazing day today at our NJ state clinic for @NHSSCA 🏆🏆 coaches & admin from NJ, Pa, Ct & NY 🏆🏆

[Kevin O’Neill 🇺🇸 @Coach_K_ONeill]

Great job today by @ZEvenEsh, @HCSportsPerform, and all our speakers who made the @NHSSCA NY State Clinic such an awesome event. #Family

[Paul Carrezola @CoachPCarrezola]

Great day at the @NHSSCANJ State Clinic! Thank you to @HCSportsPerform and @ZEvenEsh for hosting! Enjoyed my time learning with and from great people.

[NHSSCA-Massachusetts @NHSSCA_MA]

ROAD TRIP!!!
Visiting @HCSportsPerform for the @NHSSCANJ State Clinic. Thank you to @plaeglobal and @teambuildr for joining us and supporting this great event!
#Family #Educate #Equip #Empower