355: Daniel Back and Tim Riley on Key Developmental Concepts of Explosive Jumping and Athleticism

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528: Dan Back on The Natural Foundations of Speed and Athleticism

In this episode, Daniel Back gets into the role of variety, play, and subconscious learning in developing speed and athleticism. He discusses resisted sprinting, why he avoids over-coaching acceleration mechanics, lessons from the dunk community, and the value of broad movement e ...  Show more

527: Josh Bray on The Hidden Layers of Athletic Development

In this episode, Josh Bray discusses how endurance training shaped his coaching perspective, the role of games and hidden intention in athletic development, and how roughhousing and free play build adaptable movers. He also explores bucketing athletes as elastic, muscular, or hyb ...  Show more

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