Strength & Performance Coach @ Carleton Ravens | Ringette Canada | Return to Performance Practitioner | Results by design, not coincidence Insta: JDCperformance
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined December 2011
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James Clock retweeted
Coaching is about making your own job obsolete. Good coaches foster independence. We should be working towards having our athlete be self-sufficient, with our role as simply course correcting the ship as it goes
James Clock retweeted
Can a ruptured ACL heal?
Yes it can! People with ACL healing on MRI reported better 2 year outcomes than those with no ACL healing, and those treated with early or delayed ACL reconstruction!
Free access to full paper:
bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2…
James Clock retweeted
DISCIPLINE IS A WAY OF LIFE
This entire clip from Coach Saban is pure gold. Discipline is everything. Every player should watch this clip understanding how they do drills in practice, how they warm up, or do anything is a mentality. It can't be turned on or off.
James Clock retweeted
Show up
Work hard
Strive for consistency over perfection
Find joy in the activity itself
Go on the journey with friends
Play the long game, instead of chasing short term results
Do that and you'll end up pretty dang good at whatever it is you are doing.
James Clock retweeted
The longer I’m in it the more I realize that simple and consistent is all that most team sport athletes really need.
James Clock retweeted
10 TRAITS OF GREAT TEAM CULTURES:
1.Strong leadership
2.High Standards driven
3.Clarity in vision/mission
4.High support/collaboration
5. Zero ego or entitlement
6.Good work ethic
7.Respect for each another
8.Great communication
9. Togetherness
10.Psychological safety
James Clock retweeted
Tendons LOVE load (bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells, literally any kind of weight).
Tendons don't need MORE ice, tape, rest, massage, needles, bands, straps.
Are you having tendon pain?
LOAD the tendon.
James Clock retweeted
When your sport requires high levels of both speed and endurance
You cannot operate on a model that largely emphasizes one side and expect consistent conditioning outcomes,
Because there will be big differences in athlete training response.
Instead...
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James Clock retweeted
No training prescription framework covers all bases
• Anaerobic speed/power reserve (intensities beyond VO2max)
• Critical power (steady state vs non steady state domain)
• 5-zone threshold training (intensities below VO2max)
Use the principles to develop a toolbox.
James Clock retweeted
How accurate is this?
The most risky profile a field based athlete can have is excessive speed and propulsive capabilities relative to their braking and speed control skills
James Clock retweeted
Anaerobic Speed/Power Reserve and Sport Performance: Scientific Basis, Current Applications and Future Directions
researchgate.net/publication…
James Clock retweeted
I've noticed the athletes who train on their own, in a commercial gym setting, lack power. They train slowly and with outdated bodybuilding methods.
They struggle to move with power in exercises like cleans, jumps, throws, etc.
Bigger is not stronger. Stronger is stronger.
James Clock retweeted
The vast majority of hard workouts should be about a 7 or 8 out of 10.
Have another rep in the tank.
Going to complete exhaustion looks great on Instagram. But it isn't best for your long term performance.
Save the max efforts for race day.
James Clock retweeted
The strength of a team or organizations culture isn’t revealed in times of success. It’s revealed in times of adversity. Under challenging circumstances teams with strong cultures come together. Teams with weaker cultures become divided and blame each other.
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I have never met a successful person or a high performing organization that drove average standards. Only those who are willing to commit themselves to excellence on a daily basis succeed. High standards aren't for everyone, then again excellence isn't for everyone either🎯
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In toxic cultures, people get promoted for results even if they destroy relationships. Abuse is a price to pay for high performance.
In healthy cultures, no level of individual excellence justifies undermining people. You’re not a high performer if you don't elevate others.
James Clock retweeted
If all we see is:
• VO2max
• Running economy
• Critical speed
There is lots we overlook ⬇️.
Principle:
Think in speed and endurance continuums,
Rather than training models, methods and protocols.
James Clock retweeted
Truly effective coaching comes down to not traits, or isolated behaviors; but a combination of social agility, context and power literacy.
You need to know how to read people and situations while adapting accordingly.
James Clock retweeted
A lot of studies are built on the idea that <insert_variable> is a risk factor for #injury.
What does prospective study evidence in female athletes really suggest?
Little to no evidence and conflicting findings mostly
