Strength Coach Chronicles – Injured Workouts

by Timothy Caron | Sep 4, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

To me this is arguably the most important part of the job. At least during competitive periods. Our opportunity to improve biomotor ability is primarily in the off season. We discussed in last month’s blog In Season Training that we can still improve, just not the...

Strength Coach Chronicles – In Season Training (Part I)

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

This is the most important period of training you will have in a calendar year as a S&C Coach. For one there is the most potential risk. More importantly this is the longest stretch of continuous training you will have. The length potentially gives the most...

Strength Coach Chronicles – Transitioning Back to Season

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

Transitioning back to in season is a lot more than S&C coaches really let on. Taking into consideration that you were the primary aspect of an athlete’s development into a relatively small one, seemingly overnight, is not the easiest thing to do. The biggest...

Strength Coach Chronicles – Working with Highly Motivated Athletes

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

We discussed in the last Strength Coach Chronicles how to work with unmotivated athletes. In that we described a standard distribution of motivation and skill within a group. On one end we have unmotivated athletes and on the other end motivated athletes. Both have...

Strength Coach Chronicles – Working with Unmotivated Athletes

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

Anyone that has ever worked in a team setting knows there is a natural standard distribution to motivation towards training. Most fall into the kind of generally interested in developing themselves. Others fall into the really over do their interest and have no...

Strength Coach Chronicles – Working with Sports Nutritionist

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

This is one that is exceptionally hard for me. I get a lot of calls on recommendations for S&C coaches from the team setting. You can clearly see the connection between people seeking my advice on a potential S&C coach with my experiences. I also get a lot of...