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The 15 keys to running a great Sports Federation...
2008 Olympic Champion Steve Hooker at the World Athletics Center in Phoenix, AZLast week, I posted a question on Twitter that asked what the primary role of an National Governing Body (NGB) should be?...
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from shovelling sh*t to London 2012...a Q&A with Derek Evely
British Record Holder in the Hammer, Sophie HitchonToday’s post is part I of a two-part interview with Derek Evely. Chances are, you have never heard of Derek - he’s one of those coaches I was writing...
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"you can jail the revolutionary, but you can't jail the revolution"*: part II...
Last week, I posted on the 15 things that National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and their athletes can do to exist in a more functional system. Often, NGBs oscillate through cyclical periods of excellence...
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“don't wear shorts if the sun ain't shining”: a guest-post from Dave Hembrough
I’ve picked up a few mcmillanspeed newbies this year - by that, I mean those unfortunate folk who are new to my programming, and get the pleasure of spending a fairly significant amount of time with me...
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why athletes should do yoga: a guest-post from Ellie Coats...
I’ll be honest...I have absolutely no clue how this post will be received. I have been wanting to post some thoughts on the purported benefits of yoga for athletes for a while, and when I read this...
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an open letter to the young strength coach...part two
I’ve had a few conversations this week that have fallen along similar lines. Most recently, I was talking to British Javelin thrower Goldie Sayers, who has been in Phoenix rehabbing an elbow surgery....
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hungry Jack...a guest-post from Bree Schaaf
hungry JackAt first, this guest-blog sounded like a fun deviation from my family-friendly-ish blog for www.teamusa.org (just click the link “shameless plug”). With permission to cuss and insult, ideas...
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just a dumb coach...
Christian Malcolm is smarter than me. As hard as it is for me to admit that, it is true. Dwain Chambers is also smarter than me. So is Marlon Devonish. And Kaillie Humphries. And Katie Uhlaender....
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a little chat with Lauryn Williams...
I’m not going to give a long introduction to this. Because really, it doesn’t need one. This post is a conversation I had with Lauryn Williams - one of the greatest female sprinters in history, who...
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on doping...a guest-post from Brad Walker
Obviously a lot of talk about doping this past week. And it’s a shame, because in a season including the amazing performances at NCAA Trials and USA National Championships in the United States, the...
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a conversation with Aries Merritt and Andreas Behm...
For the past month, we have been basing ourselves in Monaco. The guys at the track have been really helpful - basically giving us full run of the stadium - which houses 24 National Teams, including...
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on doping - part II...a guest-post from Brad Walker
If you haven't already, check out Brad Walker's first guest-post a couple of weeks ago on doping. While training in Monaco recently, we spent quite a bit of time discussing the recent positives, and I...
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The Big Dupe...a guest-post from Matt Jordan
The following short guest-post was inspired by this ridiculous research that was published last week. Regretfully, this garbage is about the general norm of the industry right now. Stupid research...
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Getting called up to the majors...
In March of 2010, I moved to the UK to work with sprinters, jumpers, and throwers at one of two High Performance Training Centers (Hi-PAC) that were a part of UK Athletics new two-Center...
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The After-life...a guest-post from Jo Mersh
I was a World Championship Bronze medallist, a former British Record Holder, ex-adidas pin-up girl, and I even performed my own songs on stage to Lord Coe and Daley Thompson. I Modeled for Stella...
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random ramblings...
It’s been a while...apologiesLet’s get right to it:10 fairly random ramblings on things I have been thinking about the last couple of months for some reason or another...some are about sprinting; some...
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standing on the shoulders of giants...
if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants...- Sir Isaac NewtonA few months ago now, sprint coach Kebba Tolbert recommended a new album. Available for free on-line, Q Tip -...
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Faster. Higher. Stronger... Seriously?
The Olympic Games are often billed as a celebration of the world's greatest athletes. But what has become evident to me is that maybe we need to redefine the word 'athlete'. Most of those I see...
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a conversation with Jeremy Wotherspoon...
I was lucky enough to work with Jeremy Wotherspoon for a year - during his so-called ‘off-year’ after the Torino Olympics. I found him to be not only one of the most intelligent athletes I have ever...
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sport science...what's the point?
This is a guest-post by Canadian Strength Coach and Sport Scientist Matt Jordan. He is currently in Sochi for the 2014 Olympic Games, where is is supporting the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. We sat down,...
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