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This is the story of our WHY

Sick of the same old coaching conference structure where the thought leader at the front talks at you while reading off of their slides? #SMSC26 is sure to be the opposite of this! Register to join us on June 5-6 in St. Paul, MN! eventbrite.com/e/sport-moveme…

It is going down on June 5-6th in St. Paul, MN at the 9th Sport Movement Skill Conference: @TylerYearby vs. @DCSportTraining on The Nature of Repetition! Meet us at the challenge point to see all of the fireworks! eventbrite.com/e/sport-moveme…

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

It's all going down! June 5-6th, 2026. St. Paul, Minnesota. At the 9th Sport Movement Skill Conference. @MovementMiyagi v. @Tony_Villani_ @TylerYearby v. @DCSportTraining @thecoachjav v. @pntrack Join us at the challenge point: eventbrite.com/e/sport-moveme…

In Japanese, "tsundoku" means collecting books and letting them pile up, not from neglect, but for the joy of knowing they're there, full of untold stories.

Addiction to short-form videos reduces brain activity in the frontal lobe weakening the ability to focus.

"Sometimes, truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth."

Christian McCaffrey talks about his offseason training he does daily. It starts from the time he wakes up and ends shortly before he goes to bed Wakes up between 7:00-8:00 Contrast therapy (hot-cold-hot-cold) Pool mobility Running and field work Lifting Pool flush workout Goes to bed between 9:00-10:00 via: @BussinWTB

Have you read the textbook Supertraining before? If not let us help you read this book this year. Click below and we will send you the reading plan that is broken up into easy daily readings Mon-Fri. You will also get a podcast episode with Yosef Johnson and I where we explain the week reading. SCN members you have this reading plan in your inbox - enjoy reading this book. If you have not read this book you NEED to. Too many S&C coaches think they have invented something in S&C when it was in this book YEARS ago. Read this book and understand the science behind what we are doing as S&C coaches - and let Yosef and I be your tour guides through the book. Again click below for this reading plan: strengthcoachnetwork.com/st

Freshmen OL/DL board drills.

Smartphone addiction has negative impacts on student learning and overall academic performance.

The greater the use of a phone while studying, the greater the negative impact on learning.

The skills and cognitive abilities students needed for academic success are negatively affected by excessive phone use.

The results of this meta-analysis implied that addicted users show a diminished level in learning.

One of our debates taking place at SMSC '26 will involve @TylerYearby going up against @DCSportTraining! Here, they will discuss how each of them approach the training of athletes from a different perspective, specifically regarding how they view the nature of repetition.

Join in the discussions with the likes of @ShakeyWaits, @DCSportTraining, @Tony_Villani_, & more TBA thought leaders in June at the 9th Sport Movement Skill Conference taking place in Minnesota! SUPER Early Bird Registration is open now! eventbrite.com/e/sport-moveme…

Q: "What is the highest technique you hope to achieve?" A: "To have no technique."

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