NHSSCA New Jersey
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Official Site of the New Jersey National High School Strength Coaches Association, #FAMILY
Parents. Please don’t judge a program by week 1. An intelligent program is easy be design in week 1. Kids that are crippled by the day 1 workout are useless on days 2-4. Training is an art. Trust the process.
If we want "wins" in practice w/ our players learning + retention we need to teach like the skill is one tree with many roots. The trunk of the tree is the SKILL and the roots are the variations, progressions, and regressions of the one skill. This allows athlete to have context
Two training effects to keep an eye on: 1. Improved Movement Quality 2. Improved Confidence A lot falls into place once those are established
The temptation for a coach to do a little more, and a little more, versus stopping a practice on time is teaching players a lesson... You're not organized, you can't be trusted, and their time isn't valued by you.
Athletes do more than lift weights. If your program fails to take the totality of the athlete's experience into account then it will fail.
What happened to PE? “...only 4 percent of elementary schools, 7 percent of middle schools and 2 percent of high schools have daily PE” yet physical activity is positively correlated to mental wellbeing and academic achievement. @PAAmovewithUS @ACSMNews washingtonpost.com/education/2022…
Strength and condition needs to prepare athletes to function well when tired, sore, behind in games, and in stressful situations.
Teams need an identity, a purpose, shared experience, and an ability to depend on each member. Critical for long term success.
