In 1999 I wrote the first edition of the book ‘So You Want to Become a Physical Preparation Coach’. It was the first and only book of it’s kind at the time offering professional and business guidance to physical preparation coaches. Twenty years later this guidance is as relevant as it was then. However little […]
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In the late 1980s a European coach brought me a North American winter sport gliding athlete and told me that the athlete lacked certain skills and asked that I create them in the gym. I did my best to keep a straight face, assuming that this was an isolated case and I would not likely […]
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More athletes are having their athleticism destroyed, their careers shortened, and their long term quality of life threatened because of the way they are being trained than ever before in my lifetime. The athlete training world has lost the plot. Not concerned or don’t buy into this statement? Then you don’t read any further. There are heaps of more […]
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On a Saturday morning, I watched a group of girls aged approximately 6-8 years old performing walking lunges in their warm-up for club sport. It was early morning on a winter’s day, and every single one of them was using both hands on their lead knee as they struggled to come out of each rep. […]
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In my fourth decade of professional involvement in the sport and fitness industry I have reached many conclusions. I acknowledge they are generalisations, however these hypothetical models help all of us understand human behaviour. Based on both my own personal experience and my experience seeking to help, educate and guide others professionally, I have formed […]
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I received an email from a young man on the subject of stretching, a classic case of humans choosing conformity over thinking. The email went like this: “Recently I purchased your Legacy book. The book is full of training gold, especially important information is about stretching. You should spread the truth about stretching. I can`t believe […]
Guidance for the new physical preparation coach – Respect & research
/by Ian KingIn 1999 I wrote the first edition of the book ‘So You Want to Become a Physical Preparation Coach’. It was the first and only book of it’s kind at the time offering professional and business guidance to physical preparation coaches. Twenty years later this guidance is as relevant as it was then. However little […]
There is a better way – Part 2: Don’t look to ‘strength & conditioning’ to get your skill development
/by Ian KingIn the late 1980s a European coach brought me a North American winter sport gliding athlete and told me that the athlete lacked certain skills and asked that I create them in the gym. I did my best to keep a straight face, assuming that this was an isolated case and I would not likely […]
There is a better way – Part 1: Why are you ignoring the message from Tom Brady, Kevin Durant, and Novak Djokovic?
/by Ian KingMore athletes are having their athleticism destroyed, their careers shortened, and their long term quality of life threatened because of the way they are being trained than ever before in my lifetime. The athlete training world has lost the plot. Not concerned or don’t buy into this statement? Then you don’t read any further. There are heaps of more […]
Be part of the solution
/by Ian KingOn a Saturday morning, I watched a group of girls aged approximately 6-8 years old performing walking lunges in their warm-up for club sport. It was early morning on a winter’s day, and every single one of them was using both hands on their lead knee as they struggled to come out of each rep. […]
The four stages of the physical preparation coaches career
/by Ian KingIn my fourth decade of professional involvement in the sport and fitness industry I have reached many conclusions. I acknowledge they are generalisations, however these hypothetical models help all of us understand human behaviour. Based on both my own personal experience and my experience seeking to help, educate and guide others professionally, I have formed […]
To think or conform?
/by Ian KingI received an email from a young man on the subject of stretching, a classic case of humans choosing conformity over thinking. The email went like this: “Recently I purchased your Legacy book. The book is full of training gold, especially important information is about stretching. You should spread the truth about stretching. I can`t believe […]