About Me

I as a softball tutor am a strong believer in everything pure about sport.  Ethics, honor, and doing the right thing are what I have based my entire coaching career on.  I believe in the science of sport and improvement based on biomechanical principles and a sound yearly training plan.

I do not promise to get your athletes college scholarships or a trip to the nationals.  I do promise to give you tools that will enhance the performance of your team regardless of the age and level that they play at.

Another thing about me, I also believe that all athletes deserve to have sound coaching and instruction that will not only improve their skills but enhance their enjoyment of this awesome game.   The focus of this site is on providing planning information for the elite development programs and young programs who are just learning the sport.

About Me and My Philosophy

The community, or rep coach, is one who will spend anywhere from 20 minutes to 5 hours and more a week on preparations and plans to improve their team.  And that’s not including the time actually spent with the team.  It is the community coaches who begin with the minor players who sometimes eventually end up being the rep players.  Elite (national, college, provincial, national) athletes all came from somewhere and this is the place.  I feel it is critical that all coaches receive the same level of access to knowledge as rep and high performance coaches.

The most important things that I stood by in my coaching and will always stand by are the following:

• ethics are the most important
• ego that is self centred does not belong in sport
• no one deserves to be treated less than any one else
• everyone can improve if they want to
• self direction is the best assistant coach
• sports science will always rule
• no one person is better than the team

My active coaching philosophy will also always be the same:

• athlete centred
• learn together
• always be a student of the game
• we are all there for the same reason – to achieve success

My Experience

I began coaching with an adult recreation team and quickly moved into coaching rep ball.  I head coached all ages from mite to mite select to midget A and to assistant coaching at the Canada Games where we won a gold medal.  As a softball tutor, one thing that any parent or coach will always say is that even if my teams were not always the most successful, they always improved.  And that was due to having a plan.  A solid yearly training plan that allowed me to work methodically through my seasons and ending with the best performance they were capable of at the time.

My Education

Advanced Coaching Diploma National Coaching Institute Studies Include: Energy Systems Sports Psychology for Athletes Sports Psychology for Coaches Periodization Environmental Considerations Strength and Conditioning Sports Nutrition Leadership Long Term Athlete Development	Certificate of Academic Studies (Sports Sciences) Studies Include: Coaching Effectiveness Biodynamics of physical activity Anatomy and Physiology Sport and Exercise Psychology Individual Sport and Dance Performance Basic Coaching Foundations Basic Coaching Principles Advanced Coaching Foundations Seasonal Coaching Principles Coaching for Optimal Performance Team Sport Analysis Physical Growth & Motor Development Motor Skill Acquisition Topics in Human Nutrition Introduction to Psychology	Periodization Planning Specialist (P-PS) Studies Include: Short-term and long-term planning Peaking and regeneration. Microcycles, macrocycles & planning design Altering energy systems Training phase programming Quantifying/optimizing training response. Interrelating all aspects of training Breaking down  physiological requirements Creating appropriate training methods Maximizeing adaptation
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Junior Athlete Training Specialist (P-JATS) Studies Include: Long-term athletic development program. Training principles specific to development the specifics for training motor skills The specific of training flexibility The specifics of training speed The specifics of training strength The specifics of training power The specifics of training endurance Planning to prevent stress and burnout.	Personal Training Specialist (P-PTS) Studies Include: Expertise in short-term fitness planning Expertise in long-term fitness planning Defining a structured plan of action Achieving the specific goals of any client.	Strength and Conditioning Expert (P-SCE) Studies Include: Formulate and  training plan Neuromuscular system adaptation Plan in accordance with comp. schedule. Train the dominant abilities Train to achieve peak performance Create sport specific physiological adaptation Plan a specific plyometric training program
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National Coaching Certification Program – Certified Educator