Coaching
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Coaching Behaviour in Olympic Weightlifting
If you are close enough to the action in an Olympic Weightlifting competition, you will see significant differences in the way that coaches communicate with their athletes in the last…
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The Mentoring Coach
Mentoring is the best option for coaches lacking adequate experience to deal with rising star athletes. This article outlines the case.
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Stages of athlete development in Olympic Weightlifting
Every athlete will inevitably reach a point in their sporting career where they reassess their potential and the benefit of their commitment to training.
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Coaching Weightlifting Illustrated
A book that is focused on on the process for learning Olympic Weightlifting, particularly the first crucial 3-6 months of skill development
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Weightlifting Training Diary
Today, I informed an athlete that it was time to start keeping a training diary and was met with a request to provide a “sales pitch”. It’s a perfectly fair…
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Competencies in Coaching Olympic Weightlifting
Coaching is a very complex role and it takes months of practise to develop a basic level of competency and then many more years to acquire expertise. It is really…
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Self-Care for Better Training in Weightlifting
It is the eternal problem in training for high-performance Weightlifting that, despite the athlete’s motivation to push forward for improved performance, they are held back by frustrating injuries. It may…
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I need to know your mind
As your coach, it is always my wish that I can help you to take steps forward to improve your athletic performance in the competition arena. I feel reasonably certain…
