Whooa JAFO! I know for a FACT you are mistaken about this! I am a coach, I am a biology teacher. I love anatomy and physiology and also have a degree in Kinesiology(the study of human movement)! I think I know a little about lifting weights and my wife is a physical therapist so if I have questions about lifts for a particular muscle group, I can ask her. You might need to know a bit more about people before you make such a broad, speculative statement such as this!
Getting kids motivated to work out during the summer.
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Whooa JAFO! I know for a FACT you are mistaken about this! I am a coach, I am a biology teacher. I love anatomy and physiology and also have a degree in Kinesiology(the study of human movement)! I think I know a little about lifting weights and my wife is a physical therapist so if I have questions about lifts for a particular muscle group, I can ask her. You might need to know a bit more about people before you make such a broad, speculative statement such as this!
My son was told by the doctor the consequences of playing with a trashed knee. The doctor contributed his condition to his workouts. The coach said he knew all about weight training and workouts. The coach said to my son and me in a smartass way , well just go play golf. Well he did, and the other kids that heard the coach decided the coach was out of control , and left. I am saying that all high school athletic programs should be overseen by a doctor that knows the proper weight lifting and workout procedures to strengthen players. I know right now there are a lot of unsupervised training that will do more harm than good. The doctors aren't complaining, at 25,000 for surgery. Doctors say its usually when kids are taught something wrong is when they often get hurt. These doctors know all about the bad coaches and their practices, but don't know the good ones. Can you figure out why. So yes, the experience of spending time,effort, and money, I do know there are some bad coaches that don't know what they are doing. The doctors just confirm it. Ask questions about workouts to the coach. Go to an orthopedist for a physical and advice. It's well worth the money. Wish I did .
Dogface
Six-man fan
I'm with JD on this one.coachjdjones":7qjfit4l said:
Even though I differ with most
about mostly everything,
I NEVER advocate giving up.
Actually,
I was hoping you were trying to make a joke with the
"...don't know squat..."
while referencing weight lifting.
It was almost funny,
untill you continued writing.
Dogface
Six-man fan
Wrong again.JAFO":fh8dlraa said:
It's don't play if you're injured.
I hurt everyday,
yet still go to work.
loveofgame
11-man fan
There's a major difference between playing hurt and injuried. Playing hurt shows heart, playing with an injury is no good. Saying kids shouldn't play while "hurt" is just one of the many reasons our country is the way it is today..
Dogface
Six-man fan
What he said!!loveofgame":151oqetw said:
Coach Adams
Six-man fan
Coaches can do all they want to motivate. A player still needs self-motivation to get better. A kid is one of these quotes or the other.
"Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price." - Vince Lombardi
"Practice, we talking about practice. Not a game practice! - Allen Iverson
That's where the motivation lies!
"Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price." - Vince Lombardi
"Practice, we talking about practice. Not a game practice! - Allen Iverson
That's where the motivation lies!
Dogface
Six-man fan
You can't motivate an unmotivated person
and you don't have to motivate a motivated person.
don't know who originally said it
but of course I read it in Good to Great by Jim Collins.
and you don't have to motivate a motivated person.
don't know who originally said it
but of course I read it in Good to Great by Jim Collins.
coachsatcher
Six-man fan
I understand how hard it is to get kids involved. When I got hired in June last year, I came in to 5 or six kids showing up for summer workouts. I didn’t sweat, because I knew once school started I could do it my way. We started lifting three times a week and doing conditioning/plyometric five days a week. We did this throughout the school year, so a trend had set and the kids were used to the structure of weight training. This summer, we average over 20 kids in the weight room each day. We’ve started splitting the workouts, so no one has to wait for a station. They lift hard! They condition hard! But it was something that was not shock to their system, because we have been doing it year round. Once the kids see the payout, both in the mirror and on the field, they buy into the system unconditionally. This summer I haven’t had to beg or plead with any of the students to come work out. They police themselves and hold each other accountable. They don’t all make it every day; but a large percent of the team is represented each day. That’s all I can ask as a coach.
