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New post on IG for all my 5 followers there - come and join (I hate it but will use it more with new roles) Social Media, Behaviour and Selective Circles

Fred. I’ve never seen any of your content before. But come on, you and I both know what you’re doing/do Deflect and move goal posts when called out all you like But lots of ppl aren’t stupid Plus, dude, for the love of god, be better You’re obviously proud of your following/business. But SM businesses naturally result in some pretty shitty behaviour. Reflect

The biggest criticism of most S&C education is graduate coaches lack of ability to be able to DO. They have learned some concepts, but they don't know HOW to use them. Everything we do at @ALTIS Higher Education is about HOW HOW to think HOW to apply Step by step - from embracing complexity to determining action Learning Block 1 Scope below: Join Us: MSc Strength, Conditioning and Coaching Practive - Applications Open Now

Do you know of any evidence that has actually looked at it? I can’t work out the biological basis. Is max strength 30 days because of structural changes? but then repeat power 15 and speed 5. You think it’s fast to slow: ATP-PCR, glycolytic, aerobic but somehow linked in with neural and structural components? Also pretty sure @MarkBennett07 has some data which refutes some of it. Can’t remember

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Vs the more traditional (I do this with people as an early progression, but love to the former) This gives the non working leg a focus of ‘away’ from the body. I.e reach leg away, pelvis drops towards ground and demand is very different

So I’ve generally moved to asking for more of this Intent to have a focus for non working leg as ‘towards’ the body and not ‘away’. I think it ups intensity as stops pelvis dropping on that side vs an away focus Low box helps as need to draw leg up to make space

Biomechanical Research Conclusions ≠ Our Coaching Focus Stop the basic description of positions. Its low order thinking and low impact

Stop being obsessed with shapes in COD analysis "Dont have internal rotation here" "Dont turn the foot out here" "Dont have trunk lean here" The basic description of the positions and shapes which associate with injury isn't where the impact is Its the patterns between these positions and the underpinning physics (which create the largest constraints) that need your focus Start with momentum and impulse analysis and focus on what pattern is used to control the athletes velocity

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"Masters degrees don't prepare coaches for their career" "The current education isn't fit for purpose" You and I have heard variations of this for a long time You've probably been through an UG degree and felt it Or, you've avoided them because you're scared of it The problem has and always will be the system. Barely able to innovate, barely able to give learners what they need. The time has come for academically registered qualifications which aren't overly focussed on 'academics', and aren't constrained by the university where they are delivered (designed and created decades ago). Sporting careers have moved on, your education needs to too! ALTIS Higher Education is designed for just that 📌 World class education 📌 Designed and delivered by world class coaches 📌 For people with world class potential MSc Strength Conditioning and Coaching Practice - Coming January 2025 - Time to apply and receive offers before September! Reach out if you'd like more information

As I embark on my biggest project to date, I thought I'd re-introduce myself and tell you about @ALTIS Higher Education. I'm Rich Clarke. I am the Programme Director of the new ALTIS Higher Education MSc in Strength, Conditioning and Coaching. The worlds first MSc degree designed and delivered by a private coaching organisation. Designed by coaches, for coaches, without all the barriers of a traditional University or College ecosystem. I’ve spent the last 12 years of my career involved in coaching athletes and running Graduate degrees in Strength and Conditioning. Through that time, there was always one common discussion at the end of an academic year: "Imagine how good we could make this if all this other stuff wasn’t in the way!” The traditional model of Higher Education isn’t set up to optimize outcomes in expertise-based professions. It’s great for the humanities, and for academia, but coaching is neither of these. “There has to be a better way of doing this” Finding an answer to this is a perfect alignment of my experiences, professional strengths and personal values. I've ran these programmes my entire career, coach education has always been part of what I do. You'll even see from what I share and say that it is always about facing the truth, personal growth and providing impactful solutions to problems. COD and Agility Education The UKSCA Accelerator Now a Private MSc Programme These are all things I have developed to solve identified problems. I don't believe in talking on the sidelines, leaving things to other people or avoiding the hard work. I don't believe in ignorance. I am a doer. But for there to be progress in any of these tricky situations, you have to be working with solution focussed, open minded and motivated people. That hasn't always been the case for me. I've been part of groups that just weren't that, didn't like the truth or avoided difficult conversations. People happy with the status quo, void of any innovation or blind to group think. A description which unfortunately describes the majority of organisations. The only way to solve the problems or challenges with the Higher Education model was to find and build a team. And what better team than the best private coach education company in the world? ALTIS is a team of coaches who have worked with over 120 Olympians, gained nearly 60 Olympic Medals, and educated 1000's of coaches. Luckily, they were all in. The team and the solution was born. This project makes me more proud, excited and motivated than I've ever felt. It is going to be the first of its kind in many ways. ALTIS Higher Education will change things. We have lots of plans, and lots to do. I'll of course be writing more about it as the days and weeks go on. But if you, or anyone you know may be interested, you can join the other 600+ people and find out more about it here: lnkd.in/eC3eqnfx

The next frontier

Trying to get back into a writing habit so going to be adding to this thread daily (hopefully) All about COD and Agility

Out representing the Brits in Vegas at the Elite Basketball Rehab Conference It’s a touch warm… but can’t wait to get into it! Always a pleasure working with @erikMeira and co

I’m very quiet on here at the moment But I’m working on something And it’s big Like, big big Shaq big

Deceleration expertise:

Most importantly, the framework is an opportunity for coaches to find clarity in training multi-directional and multi-velocity movements and to improve transfer of training, while trying to impact ACL injury risk. All through Key Skills and the concept of filling buckets in training

The Multi-directional Movement Skills Framework Not one technical model for a side-step cut... Then another for a drop step... And another for deceleration... And complete overwhelm! But a set of key skills athletes need to be effective, resilient and adaptable in multi-directional and multi-velocity movements DR DRAFT

Searching for clarity has been tough, but there had to be a useful coaching framework at the end of it. Searching and Learning: ✍️Ecological Dynamics ✍️Dynamical Systems ✍️Perception Skills ✍️Skills vs Capacities ✍️Constraints Based Approach ✍️Coaching Frameworks ✍️First Principles from Peer-Reviewed Lab Studies ✍️Applied Biomechanics ✍️Functional Anatomy ✍️ACL Injury Concepts ✍️Performance Outcomes ✍️Principles of Invasion Sports

The biggest barrier has been our gym/strength training roots and our reliance on technical models Utilising a technical model in the same way we do in the gym has limited impact when chaos arrives And in COD, chaos always arrives! We need to stop putting square pegs in round holes.

For example: Why when COD manoeuvres are one of the most common situations resulting in ACL risk do our interventions not involve specific COD skills training? h/t to a great talk from @MBourne5

Do you understand the landscape of movement when stepping outside the sagittal plane?

Invasion sports are not purely linear or purely propulsive, but do your skills span broader than that?

The next group opening of the UKSCA Accelerator is here! From the 2nd of April we go for 4-weeks followed by unlimited support for your journey Its not about content Just like the UKSCA Accreditation process, its about coaching and expertise Get personalised feedback, support and accountability and transform it into clarity, confidence and accreditation success! Join us!

❓How different is Personal Training and S&C? ❓Do we need a protected title? ❓Whats happened, and happening in the education space? I chat with @athlete_academy about the past, present and future of PT and S&C podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…

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Thanks again to Stuart for these links... But how on earth do you all from the US do it? I have never seen such an unneccesarily complicated fee structure for an education programme in my life 5 institutions and about 50 hyperlinks in, and I haven't found any trace of a clear min cost for a student to study

Triple flexion Coordination on Braking 👌👌👌

Great stuff Lee! This is a sub component of ‘Triple Flexion Coordination on Braking’ Key Skill in my model 🙌

WHEN to coach, and WHAT to coach with new athletes and groups You cant judge an execution or an interaction from the outside

Return to the sagittal plane! 🙌

Add it to your list

Final live session with the @UKSCA prep group last night 📌Added some more tips 📌Reviewed an example programme for perception of competence and likely Q's Just some more resources, WL coaching, PAS planning support and mock case studies moving forwards! Comment if you want to join the list for the next group!

You Cant Optimise The Process Without Clarity in The Goal

Lateral Shuffle and Coordinating the Frontal Plane

Little clip from a podcast with @DrChrisBishop and @MarkBennett07 Re-thinking RSI... @STRCoachCurrics podcast on all good platforms!

No single COD 'technique' is better than another Its about what is appropriate and what does the task demand of each stride Some things just dont fit, and trying to fit them takes you closer to the orthopaedic surgeon

Change of Direction Movements The task is more influential than the words Targets, barriers and context are things we need to manipulate to drive change

ACL risk and Change of Direction Is its foundation really in movement skill? Or is it in the athlete's ability to align task demands and intent appropriately? *Also, trying out some new content structures, what do you think?

The Multi-directional Movement Skill Framework Training the two big skills