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The Science Behind the Skill-Part
I
A
“learning based” theory of program
design
10/13/08 8:43:55
PM
Posted By Tony Reynolds, MS,
CSCS, YCS II
As with most of my
articles, I sat down to write on one topic, and
have ended up with something very
different.
My intent was to write an in-depth skill laden
article on coaching, performing, and
programming agility ladder drills. However,
after discussing multiple
performance
fundamentals, I started
to realize that I was “getting the cart before
the horse!”
I realized that it just may be more beneficial
to cover the learning process behind skill
acquisition and how to address the learning
process in training, before covering ladder
technique and a boat load of ladder drills.
Once you see the fairly predictable stages that
a skill progresses through as it’s
internalized, and how to address this process
during programming, I think the process of
drill selection, sequencing, and conditioning
will become much clearer. And then…it makes
sense to talk drills!
**Stages of Acquisition
In the realm of motor learning, there are three
stages athletes progress through when learning
a new skill. These stages form a continuum from
highly cognitive to completely instinctive
skill performance.
Recognizing the unique developmental
characteristics
and coaching priorities
of each stage will make your short term and
long term programming much more specific and
effective.
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Building the
Best Athletes! Step 3-Program
Design
4/07/08 11:02:23
AM
Posted By Tony Reynolds, MS,
CSCS, YCS
II
In part two of Hierarchy of
Success we discussed how to define your
starting point.
To summarize, I discussed the
importance of studying your athletes in
their true environment and using your
observations to validate their
deficiencies as they relate to their
requirements for success.
I have also shown you a
multitude of exercises that I have used
to dramatically improve my athletes
performance.
Before I
continue into part three, I thought I would
share a training program with you. It comes
from a workout template that is included in my
3d Strength Training
Manual.
You can download it from
here:
http://www.3dstrength.com/Sample3.html
This sample training program
includes over 80 exercises and drills and
will provide you with
some insight into how I include
horizontal and rotation loading
techniques into my training
programs.
Now, onto the Hierarchy of
Success Part III.
I have always thought of program
design as an art and the drills and
exercises used as the
medium. Although
anybody can draw a picture, it takes
talent, work, and vision to truly capture
“essence.”
The first thing I would like for
you to do is to spend some time
“studying” the sample workout I just gave
you. As you look through this
program, I want you to notice what I
consider to be the four key concepts of
program design that I use to address the
essence of sport:
*First concept-Focus on
“Movement Strength” Not “Muscle
Strength”
To optimize training carryover
we need to emulate motions of the sport
in our training. This means training
multi-directional multi joint exercises
in most every workout.
The key to developing “movement
strength” is
integration.
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Building the Best
Athletes-The Hierarchy of Success Part
II
Defining Your Starting
Point
3/20/08 11:57:12
AM
Posted
By Tony Reynolds, MS, CSCS, YCS
II
In part one of Hierarchy of Success
we discussed what I call presumptive and
reality
training.
To summarize, I discussed the
importance of
identifying
an athlete's true requirements for
success and using this information to
create a "destination".
I also showed
you 3 exercises I use to tie
vertically
oriented
strength into the horizontally
dominant environment typically
experienced in most
sports.
Before we dig into part two, I
thought I would share
my 3d Lunge Special
Report with you. It is packed
with several of my favorite horizontal and
rotationally
loaded lunge
variations.
Check it out
here: www.3dstrength.com/Sample2.html
Now, onto the Hierarchy of
Success Part II
So far we know our destination. We
have a target to
shoot for to help
ensure our athletes success.
However, at this
point you still cannot accurately
formulate a game
plan.
Why? You still do not have a true
bearing on where to
start?
To create a valid map for success you
need both a
starting
point AND a
destination.
So, how do you know where
to begin?
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Building the Best Athletes! Step
1-Reality Training
3/15/08 2:00:56
PM
Posted By Tony Reynolds, MS,
CSCS, YCS II
So, what have 6+ years of higher
education and thousands of dollars of
“self study” taught me?
Optimal results are determined *not* by what
scientists or anyone else says or believes…but
by what reality reveals to us. What has reality
revealed to me?
Simple…Many coaches design their programs off
presumption, not reality!
Before you continue, I want you to watch this
video
http://www.3dstrength.com/Sample1.html
This clip demonstrates an
example of what I call” reality”
training. Reality training involves
focusing on training concepts that
enhance the motor skills that underlie
sport skill as it relates to an athlete’s
requirements for success.
These motor skills don’t just include what I
call vertical strength and power, rather
strength that enhances lateral and multi
directional movement aptitude, angular
acceleration and deceleration, coordination,
posture control, balance, perceptual skills,
etc.
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Building the Best Athletes-The
Hierarchy of Success Part
I
3/13/08 1:00:32
PM
Posted By Tony Reynolds, MS,
CSCS, YCS II
So, when was the last time you
took a major road trip without doing any
planning first? My guess is that you
would say never! After all, who wants to
waste valuable time getting lost or
taking the long route.
First you would defined your
destination. You would figure out exactly
where it was that you were going to go.
In the olden days, you would then get
your map out and locate your destination.
You would find your starting point and
map out the most effect route. Now you
plug your variables into Mapquest and let
it do the work for you.
Regardless, you still have to
know where you are going and where you
are starting to make it work.
This is not to say that you
could not make the trip without first
mapping it out. However, you are more
than likely not going to make the trip in
the most effective manner possible.
Ultimately, it will take much longer, and
will exhaust much more of your
resources.
In my opinion, training athletes
is just like taking a trip. You have to
have a plan or you will surely get lost
or take the long route to your goals. An
athlete can lose months of valuable
training, which can be detrimental to
their success.
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Discover the Key To
Training
Success
12/18/07
9:43:14 PM
Posted By Tony Reynolds, MS, CSCS, YCS
II
I’m proud to
say that over my training and coaching career,
I’ve helped countless athletes improve their
on-field performance by properly preparing them
for their sports.
I am also proud
to say I’ve played a role in raising my
athletes’ performance to play at levels that
have earned many of them college
scholarships.
Don’t get me
wrong. I’m not trying to take credit for
the development of their sport skill.
However, I do take credit for assuring that
they are capable of demonstrating their
physical abilities to the highest possible
level.
How do I assure
that my athletes are the best prepared athletes
on the court or on the field? By applying
specific training principles that I’ve
determined to be the missing link in most
athletic strength and conditioning
programs. These are the principles, when
applied correctly, that make average athletes
better, good athletes great, and great athletes
outstanding on every single
play.
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Horizontal Loading-The
Missing Link.
6/08/07 7:40:55 PM
Posted By Tony Reynolds, MS, CSCS, YCS
II
One thing my Biomechanics
professor repeatedly drilled into my head
was to assess, dissect, and comprehend
(ADC). Never move forward until you
execute these three steps to lay your
foundational ground work. In
retrospect, I think this may have been
the most valuable bit of wisdom bestowed
upon me throughout my complete higher
learning
endeavor.
Unfortunately, following this
little ADC principle forces one to lead a
life of hesitation, skepticism, and
uncertainty. I first experienced
this dilemma as a lowly volunteer at my
university S&C program.
After watching the first
workout, I had nothing but questionsWhy
do you do that? What is your reason
for this? Is that for
everybody? How does that relate to
what the athlete does on the field? At
that time, I was asking simply because it
was all new and exciting to me and I
wanted to learn. After hearing some
of the answers, I walked away thinking,
okay, I am more confused than before I
asked.
A few years later I found myself
in Florida working at a very respectful
elite athletic training facility.
Once again, I found that my hand was
going up every 5 seconds to ask
questions. However, if found that
the answers always pacified the issue at
hand. I always walked satisfied,
even though the answers always lead me to
ask yet even more
questions.
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