Strength Report – The Art of Strength and Conditioning Coaching: Beyond the Sets and Reps (Part II)

A program’s success is equally impacted by a coach’s ability to manage, motivate and lead athletes by training methodology. This philosophy, which has served as the foundation of my coaching career, aligns with wisdom shared as by a legendary strength and conditioning coach:“It is usually not whether the program works or not, but whether the player works or not, that determines success.”- Buddy Morris(College and NFL strength and conditioning coach now at the University of Buffalo)Coaching is an honorable profession of which I’m proud to be a part. We have the ability to govern our attitude, work ethic and code of conduct. We can either develop a personal mission statement and definition of success, or choose instead to struggle without a foundation. We can either learn from our inevitable mistakes of commission and omission, or choose instead to ignore the opportunity for