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Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19 (link)
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to change our lives in many ways. Sports has also been dramatically affected, like every other aspect of life. Competition has stopped and athletes are required…
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“In Season-Strength Development” presentation slides
After receiving many emails from coaches that attended my last webinar at www.coachesclinic.com and requested the PowerPoint slides and videos, I am uploading the PDF version below. Presentation Summary: Euroleague and VTB…
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What coaches should know: Identify signs & symptoms of mental health issues
Mental health issues are a taboo topic in team settings, although they are common. In this guest post Dr. Alex Barkouras provides practical advice to coaches on how to deal with them
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Is optimism the best way to overcome adversity? Lessons from a P.O.W.
I wrote this article in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, two weeks into a global quarantine, when the future looked as bleak as ever. Then I remembered something I read long ago….
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“Sport Vitamins” podcast with Roberto Iezzi
Strength coach Roberto Iezzi is running a very successful and interesting podcast where he hosts strength coaches from different sports, as well as athletes. A few weeks ago we had the opportunity…
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Talking Euroleague Strength & Conditioning with Luka Svilar (PART II)
In this part we continue our conversation with Luka, covering many practical topics: Youth training and coaching (programming, exercise selection, teaching movement, communicating) Progressions and micro-progression Testing and Evaluation Monitoring and collecting…
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Talking Euroleague strength & conditioning with Luka Svilar (PART I)
Here is another interview (PART I) we did with Luka Slivar of Baskonia back in November. Enjoy!
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The two worst things to say that will hurt your career
This is something I talked about in several presentations already. Young coaches are preoccupied with learning all the techniques and hard science, but neglect basic professional skills.
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YOUTUBE INTERVIEW – PART II
Here is the second part of my interview to Roman Lavrov, I hope you enjoyed the previous one!
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YouTube Interview with Roman Lavrov -PART I
Here is the first part of a recent YouTube interview we made with strength coach Roman Lavrov in CSKA’s weight room in Moscow. Part II coming soon, so stay tunned!
