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Excessive Information When Teaching a New Skill – Less is More

Friday afternoon we had a new athlete in. He’s 9 years old and a rock star. Seriously, he’s one of the most teachable young athletes I’ve worked with. One of our new interns was tasked to walk him through his warm-up and workout (with my oversight). Intern did a decent job, for his first time coaching. …

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RGIII Jump Progression

Teaching and Improving Vertical Jump Technique

Here at SAPT volleyball players abound. Volleyball players (and their coaches) often come to us with one goal: to increase their vertical jump height. Personally, I think there are several other skills that are just at important, i.e. upper body strength/power, ability to shuffle sideways- you’d be surprised how many girls I see who CANNOT …

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