Steve Gunn - Developing Athletes
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr
How to produce a "high performance novice"
Study the influences on the group of athletes you're working with
- Age - biological versus sporting 'age' i.e. how many years have they done sport
- Experience - including previous sporting experience
- Aspirations and motivation (remember parents affect this as well)
- Aspirations of the coach as well as the athlete
- Aspirations of the club
Athlete capabilities
Height / armspan; injury record, balance, relative length of body parts, flexibility, athleticism, confidence, lifes skills, motivation, time available, job / Uni / school, other commitments
Posture, muscle type, 'trainability', muscle balance front/back and side/side, body covering, excess insulation, natural strength,look at balance between muscle groups
Why don't people row well?
Rowing is simple compared to other sports [a squat jump holding a stick ;-)]
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