How Sport Psychology Can Unlock Athletic Potential
Sport psychology is proving to be just as important—if not more so—than physiology, but how do you incorporate it into your coaching for the benefit of you and your athletes?
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7 // The Versatile Coach: How to Adapt Training to the Individual Athlete
Every athlete is a study of one, presenting different limitations and strengths. The best coaches are able to identify these differences and adapt their style and strategy to meet the unique needs of every athlete.
Modern Profiles in the Craft of Coaching: Jack Daniels
He’s coached some of the biggest names in distance running and underpinning a large amount of his success was his capability to be versatile.
Which Goes Further—Talent or Motivation—and What Does This Mean for Your Coaching Style?
Every coach wants to work with athletes who possess both talent and motivation in spades. In reality, your clients are probably lacking in one or the other. Consider how your coaching style might be suited to a particular athlete type, and whether your client list reflects this.
What Drives or Limits Performance?
As a coach, you are in the business of addressing the weaknesses that stand in the way of the athlete’s goal. Because every athlete is unique, no two plans should ever be the same.
Introducing The Craft of Coaching Module 7: The Versatile Coach
Learn from Joe Friel and a handful of master coaches on how to become a more versatile coach, adapting training to the needs of each athlete you work with—from novice to elite.
What Will Coach Education Look Like in the Future? – with Joe Friel and Jon Tarkington
We explore the past, present, and future of coach education with Joe Friel and Jon Tarkington.
6 // Managing Athlete Performance
As a coach, helping your athletes achieve their performance potential is an important task, but it’s rarely an easy one. In Module 6 of The Craft of Coaching, Joe Friel, together with several top coaches, share their experience on every aspect of this journey to peak performance.
Improve Your Athlete’s Chances of Success
As a coach, you are in a privileged position to have a great impact on your athlete’s development. Learn how to use this wisely.
Creating a Race Plan to Guide Training
Work with your athlete to create a race plan for the season—and then build your training plan from there, but remember there’s plenty to factor in.
Measuring Performance and Progression
Coaches Joe Friel and former pro cyclist Ben Day talk about setting goals and how measuring progress must include “more than just numbers.”
Training Metrics
Joe Friel provides an overview of the key training metrics that help coaches quantify training load and plan for performance.
Balancing the Athlete’s Training Load
Joe Friel explains the data that helps coaches plan athlete training load while also factoring in recovery.
Troubleshooting Performance Plateaus
Joe Friel addresses the problems that athletes most commonly face en route to their goals: training plateaus, inconsistent training or lack of motivation, inadequate sleep, and prioritizing performance at the expense of health.
Is Your Athlete Approaching Their Athletic Potential?
There’s a fine line separating performance and athletic potential. This case study illustrates the real consequences of overtraining and how training load can be better managed to avoid the high-stakes gamble altogether.
Race-Day Readiness
In this video, Joe Friel discusses how best to bring an athlete to form by striking the right balance between fitness and fatigue. It can be a fine line—and will be different for every athlete.
Helping Athletes Learn from Failure and Disappointment
Joe Friel talks with four-time world champion triathlete turned coach Julie Dibens about how we can use failure and disappointment as an opportunity for growth.
Best Practices for Post-Race Debrief and Analysis
How you assess and analyze performance with your athletes can have a huge impact on their progress. Here’s our guide to ensuring that post-race debrief goes as smoothly as possible.