How Do You Know You Are Benefiting Your Athletes?
We are prone to lying to ourselves. This makes coaching difficult. How do you know you are benefiting your athletes? The human mind is easily fooled, ESPECIALLY by itself, and…
Stop Choking Your Clients!
Ever use the same cue on two different clients and get completely different results? Knowing your clients, their personalities, and the way they think should change the way you coach…
Case Study
As some of you already know, I recently became a father. Here are three lessons that I’ve been ruminating on for the last few days, taught to me by our…
Training Clients vs Coaching Clients
What is the difference between a trainer and a coach? The two terms are often used interchangeably, although perhaps “trainers” are often associated with “personal training,” while “coaches” might be…
Moving Motor Morons
Have you ever worked with a client who seemed to not understand a single word you were saying? “Lay down on your side.” “Okay.” **Lays down on back** Seriously. If…
Mirroring Clients
If your clients are going to listen to you, you need them to trust you. You build trust by building rapport. There are many ways to do this, but one…
A Quick and Fun Way to Keep Your Clients Motivated
The fitness coaching life can be complicated. How do you keep your physical freaks engaged? How do you convince your less athletic clients to push themselves? This month, IFAST coach…
Why Some Great Athletes Don’t Shine at Combines
Training or competition environment is like a magic spell for instantly increasing performance. In this video, Ty discusses why one of his high school football players did so well at…
How to Give Unpleasant Feedback
We often dread giving negative feedback because we want to be liked. In this unorthodox “case study,” Jae discusses how we give our interns negative feedback. Here’s what works for…
Not Just a Gym
How do you turn clients into people who will do anything you ask? This month’s interview with Jae details the first in-service our interns receive. Go use Jae’s wisdom to…
Mistakes I’ve Made: Not Taking a Client’s Goals Seriously
Have you ever had a client cry during a session because of something you did or said? It’s a terrible feeling. In this installment of Mistakes I’ve Made, I’ll tell…
Book Report: Don’t Shoot the Dog
Have you ever coached athletes who are afraid to make mistakes? Or who make the same mistakes over and over? Or who seem not to be able to make progress,…
Coaching and Cuing
In this month’s keystone video, I’ll show you the exact same in-service we give our interns when they first come to IFAST, to get them up to speed on how…
Mistakes I’ve Made: Not Knowing How to Learn
In this post, I talk about how I failed to get the most out of my first 3 years at IFAST, because I didn’t have a concrete learning strategy. To…