In yesterday's newspaper there was an article about Antoine Walker and his training habits. In fact, head coach Pat Riley has even publicly called him out due to his dissapointment in Walker's conditioning.
Anyway, if you are a coach who presently works with professional athletes take to heart the following advice that Coach Riley gives at the end of the editorial:
"Antoine plays hoops and has a trainer. The trainer should call me on the phone and say , 'What are your expectations? What are your expectations of a guy that is paying me, training him to get me ready for training camp?' And he never did."
Coaching is all about relationships, clarity, and communication. Being proactive in all three areas will only help you to prepare your athlete(s) to perform their best when their time comes.
Now I know that I biased this towards pro athletes but the same goes for working with young athletes as well. There is most likely no one who knows that young athlete better than you. Therefore, getting in touch with his or her sports coach will only help to give your athlete their best chance of success!
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