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How Physical Evaluation Impacts Performance

February 24, 2010

I was speaking in a classroom setting today to PGM students and we were focusing on the evaluation of the athlete or client. Being that all the students were golf professionals we discussed the how the physical evaluation can have an impact on the performance of the golf swing. The evaluation is important in any [...]

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PGA Tour Performance Golf Training

February 10, 2010

I started working with a new client today. his goal is to start playing professional golf. Now professional golf ranges from the PGA tour all the way down to tournaments where the total purse is $500. the point of this is not to talk about the tournament but how we started training.
I usually start the [...]

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Mark McGwire on Steroids?! No!!!

January 15, 2010

I am stunned and shocked to hear that Mark McGwire took steroids during his baseball career.
All right that was sarcasm. Who do they think they are kidding? Do they, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens (and I will even throw Andy Pettite in here), actually think we believed them? Oh sure you were [...]

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NSCA Sport Specific Training Conference Recap

January 13, 2010

This past weekend I had the pleasure of presenting Long Term Athletic Development for the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Sport Specific Training Conference. The conference is a great place for me to see old colleagues learn new ideas and to check out the latest equipment from vendors. I had the pleasure of seeing Pete Bommarito, Luke [...]

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Update from China 5

January 7, 2010

Well things are going well with the guys.  I have seen a lot of improvement in the short amount of time that we have been working out.  I forgot to mention that I am running these workouts without a translator.  It makes for some very interesting situations.  I am learning the hand signs that they [...]

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Update from China 4

January 5, 2010

I last left you with me training the junior and second team players at the end of last week.  Since that time, the first team players have been returning from break.  I initially started working with 3 first team players that were primarily working with me for 2 weeks before the rest of the squad [...]

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Base Stealing Mechanics part 2

December 14, 2009

Again this week I have the pleasure of trying to help a baseball player improve his base stealing mechanics. Base stealing mechanics are a debated issue among some performance coaches. What is the most efficient way to accelerate laterally and start running towards second or third base? Currently the player I am working with rotates [...]

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Strength, Power and Stability Coming Together

December 11, 2009

As I watched the SEC Championship I was quite impressed with Greg McElroy’s performance in the championship game. I know he was overshadowed by his teammate Mark Ingram but one play for me really stands out. It was early in the game, either late first quarter or early second quarter. McElroy was back for a [...]

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Bowl Championship Series

December 9, 2009

I am still a little out of sorts here due to the number of people that I have talked to about the BCS or Bowl Championship Series. Really a Bowl Championship Series? There are Five undefeated teams going into the Bowl games a month from now. Okay, wait a second, what if Major League Baseball, the National [...]

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SEC Championship

December 7, 2009

I am going a little off track today. Everyone I know is talking college football so I am throwing in my two cents. I was watching the SEC championship game with Florida and Alabama and was quite impressed how Alabama really controlled the whole game. I was also really disappointed in Tim Tebow’s response at [...]

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