by Mitchell Palacio | Uncategorized
INTRODUCTION Any time sport psychologists are asked to discuss motivation and positive reinforcement, one gets the feeling that coaches are looking for a “quick fix” for a specific athlete. Motivation is one of those elusive concepts that coaches learn...
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Communicating With Your Athlete A Japanese man in Japan walks up to another man and asks, “ Kono basu wa Tokyo homen desuka?” (Does this bus go to Tokyo?). The man answers, “Sorry, I’m from America and I can’t speak Japanese, I’m Korean/American.” After a few seconds...
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Resistance Training Instituting and implementing a resistance training program is beneficial in two ways. First , the training improves performance in physical activities that require high levels of muscular strength, power, and endurance. The second benefit is a...
by Mitchell Palacio | Uncategorized
INTRODUCTION Aerobics, anaerobics, strength, power, and endurance are some of the terms that may confuse your understanding of sport conditioning. The goals of this chapter are to provide you with an understanding of the basic principles of conditioning and how...
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Developing a Coaching Philosophy The judo coaching has a high level of accountability and responsibility. Challenged to achieve success on the tatami and promote the positive personal growth of the athlete, a coach seeks guidance from their coaching philosophy. A...
