It’s the knowledge and understanding of relevant scientific principles, the experience of implementation of training methodologies, the accurate assessment of disparate athletes and their varying needs, the prediction of responses to training, the proper and productive social interaction with a wide array of individuals, the psychological support a

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The greater the athlete’s understanding of the guiding principles of the movement’s technique, the better a framework he or she will have within which to make sense of what he or she feels.

in order to move into position under the barbell to receive it, the lifter must actively and aggressively continue pulling against the barbell with the pressure of the feet against the platform eliminated or reduced; and the transition between these phases of the lift must be as rapid as possible—in

In short, athletes are more likely to respond as desired when told explicitly what to do instead of being told what not to do and left to figure out corrections on their own.

an athlete rising up onto the balls of the foot during a lift does not necessarily indicate a forward shift of the athlete’s center of mass or a change of balance in any direction.

These learning drills should be performed in sets of 3-5 repetitions. Even while the weight is very light, or essentially non-existent, more than five consecutive repetitions will usually result in a degradation of accuracy.

effort should be made continually to establish and improve the kind of rapport necessary to support the athlete’s technical progress.

It’s the experience of the life and the culture that matters, not the competitive results. There are too many subtleties and intangibles that can only be learned through this experience that build the foundation for the understanding and communication required of a successful coach.