Tyler Rickard

Wright City has posted their Head Volleyball position wrightcity.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5502221

@C_Jacobson15 Our theme last season for football was #IntoTheStorm, which came from this book. We pushed our players to #beabuffalo🦬 & charge into every storm. By season’s end we finished 7-4, which was the most wins in 6 years. Players still reference the books teaching points 2 years later.

The Weight Room Is the Best Classroom in a School (Opinion) edweek.org/teaching-learn…

@TailsTwisted You’re welcome 😎

Let’s go Hogs. SEC Champs.

@spence47619 @nhssca_us Thank you, coach!

@TylerRickard @nhssca_us Congrats Tyler!

Just finished up my HSSCC today. If you’re a HS strength coach, I would recommend you look into this. Self-paced, great information, thought provoking case studies/quizzes, and applicable solutions for every situation. Thanks, @nhssca_us.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Shoutout to @hideparkapparel for the custom hats. They made for a great gift to my staff this year.

Proud of each of our boys! They rallied around one another and charged head first #IntoTheStorm 🦬

It was a GREAT day to be a Wildcat!

Soaking up the last bit of summer with Nana and Grandad at the lake.

Awesome summer for the football players! Not included in this number are the additional 10-12 non-football athletes we got every day, and our big MS crew in July. Needless to say, it’s been a great summer of training for @WCR2Athletics!

@TailsTwisted Did he also immediately get up and try to be the first one off the plan?

Oh no. My worst nightmare realized. The 5YO claps when the flight lands. We’re gonna work on this. I’ve failed.

@TailsTwisted @CervPresidente 🤣 keep the thread going

Vibes have shifted downward. 5YO is holding mother hostage for seating privileges next to her. He has notified all in the plane that he hates his dad (me). Family vacations are a special time. Dear lord let the @CervPresidente be cold in the DR.

Thank you @NPGrizzliesFB for hosting us in a joint practice today and feed us after! We always enjoy our summer match-up to sharpen our skills. We finished the day with a lift and squad challenge. #IntoTheStorm 🦬 #WrightWay

This tweet got a lot of interaction. I wanted to address a few key points to creating this model of a School-Wide Summer Training Program: 1. Hire a Qualified S&C Coordinator to be in charge of programming. Preferably one for Boys AND Girls. Pay them a stipend. 2. Pay sport coaches hourly to show up and help. Rotate them throughout the month and maximize their strengths. 3. Set a specific time (Ex. 8:00-9:30am) for training. Sports-specific work happens outside of that time. 4. Get input from sport coaches on metrics that matter most to them. Involve them in the process. 5. Build programming that addresses all key areas: Sprint, Jump, Throw, Lift. Don't just destroy them in the Weight Room. 6. Programming should reflect training age. Progress accordingly. Freshman shouldn't be Maxing out first day "to get a baseline".... 7. Record, Rank, and Publish data to show improvement to sport coaches. Adjust programming as necessary. 8. Find the Minimum Effective Dose to move the needle. If you go 2 hrs, try 1.5 hrs. If you go 4 days, try 3 days. 9. Make it fun. Create competition. It doesn't have to be a GRIND! 10. Rest and Recovery should be scheduled in systematically. 3 or 4-day weekends every week. 7-10 days off in the middle and end of summer. Kids will still get 8 training weeks. I'm working on... "The Ultimate School-Wide Summer Training Program" ...Stay tuned!

Our athletes absolutely CRUSHED it today! The energy was electric⚡️#WrightWay #IntoTheStorm 🦬