For the last two days I have been explaining the conundrum of how athletes lose focus and concentration during a two-hour practice. On the one hand, coaches must be mindful of this and end practice when athletes are no longer focusing and concentrating. On the other hand, athletes must learn how to improve their mental […]
Yesterday I made the case for why coaches must not blindly set the practice schedule for two-hour practices (or whatever amount) and just stick with that schedule no matter what. The reality is that once a group of athletes lose focus and concentration practice is no longer effective. On the other hand, what can an […]
One of the things coaches must spend more time thinking about is how long is too long for practice. Just because two-hour practice is how you’ve always done it doesn’t mean that’s how you should always do it. The amount of practice time is not something a coach can define once. Unquestionably, every hour of […]