Can You Go? by Dan John, (11) The Big Picture of Training Systems, Notes

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Can You Go? by Dan John

Chapter 11 - The Big Picture of Training Systems

• • 1. Setting the stage

       1. Assessment and goal setting set the stage for discovering what is needed.

       2. Using the five tools appropriately sets us on the path towards the goal (what is needed.)

       3. Proper basic coaching tools ensure we don’t stray too far from the path.

       4. With enough practice and community, we can steer each student into a system that supports their goals and continuing assessment:

          1. Coaching: be clear concise and correct.

          2. Learning: provide many reps (keep mouth shut most of the time.)

    2. Three rules to understanding a performance system:

• • • 1. Addition by subtraction is good in any system.

      2. Additional components must improve overall organism/system.

      3. A great system survives the loss of its founder -- both vertical and horizontal growth must occur

• • 3. Best things to ask students: (Listen closely to the answers.)

• • • 1. What are we doing?

      2. What's working?

      3. What’s making us successful?

• • 4. There’s more to success than recruiting, coaching and competing.

• • • 1. We got to keep them coming back for more. It’s our fault if they don’t.

         1. Key pillars:

            1. Don’t make me look stupid.

               1. Do not make fun of anybody who has not had the time, opportunity or genetics to succeed at grace and mastery.

            2. “What’s your goal?” Vision and goal setting and ongoing assessment are

• • • • • • 1. Central to actively achieving goals while maintaining life balance.

            2. Assessment let’s us know where we are today.

• • • 1. 1. 3. Clear standards

• • • • • • 1. An efficient tool for guiding people from here to there.

• • • 1. 2. Ongoing adherence to goal setting needs three additional points:

• • • • • 1. Results- training comes down to results. If we are making progress, things are working.

             1. Weightlifting - Are the numbers going up?

             2. Sports - Are you running faster? Jumping higher? Throwing farther?

             3. weight loss

                1. Before and after photos- Here is where I am. This is where I was.

          2. Don’t make me look stupid. Anyone can look masterful training with:

• • • • • • 1. Proper coaching cues

            2. Enough repetitions

            3. Appropriate progressions or regressions

• • • • • 3. Community Involvement (appropriate)

• • • • • • 1. Team is the key.

            2. Results and community excitement are one in the same.

            3. Excellence breeds further excellence