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The Science of Acceleration

Posted by irvine.admin Posted 4 days ago (EDT)
Sir Isaac Newton first described the three Laws of Motion and thus became one of the first performance coaches to apply scientific principles to human movement.
 
Newton's First Law, the Law of Inertia, states "A body will stay in a state of rest or constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force that changes that state."  Let's focus on the state of rest.
 
That means in order to get going the athlete must produce force by sending a message down the nervous system so that...

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Drill of the Month: Three Cone Drill

Posted by irvine.admin Posted 4 days ago (EDT)
The “Three Cone Drill” is a multi-directional drill that allows athletes to showcase their ability to shift their bodyweight and move around quickly while changing directions and keeping speed. During this drill we are able to see an athletes multi-directional movement abilities as well as seeing what the athlete lacks in their “multi-d” repertoire.
 
 
The Set-Up:
 
 
Place three cones five yards away from one another in a “L” shaped pattern.
 
 
The Execution:
To perform the...

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Nutrition: Keeping a Food Log

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Have you ever told yourself that you’re going to write something down to remind yourself to do it only to find out later that you not only forgot to write it down but you can’t even remember what it was that you were supposed to do?

 

It’s a common organizational mistake and in general, people are more organized when they plan out what they are going to do with their day and what they have accomplished already.

 

Nutrition is no exception. Do you remember only the great dinners that...


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March Athlete of the Month: Spencer Krause

Posted by irvine.admin Posted 4 days ago (EDT)
March athlete of the month goes to Developmental 1 athlete, Spencer Krause. Spencer has been awarded this for his continued participation after suffering a fracture to his arm while in the facility in addition to his drive and consistency the past couple of months. Coming to Velocity is tough enough as it is, can you imagine coming with a broken arm? If you want to know why he continues to train with us it's because "the coaches work you hard but they also make it fun!" Spencer works hard...

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February Athlete of the Month: Justin Leong

Posted by irvine.admin Posted 25 days ago (EDT)
This month Developmental  2 athlete Justin Leong has been selected as Athlete of the Month for February. He was chosen by the coaching staff at Velocity Sports Performance Irvine for his hard work ethic and improved performance.  Justin has only been training at Velocity for 4 months, but he has shown consistent attendance and a positive attitude every time he comes in.
 
Justin plays basketball for the All-Net Aliso Niguel Wolverines, where he is a star player.  “I really like the...

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Kitchen Makeover

Posted by irvine.admin Posted 25 days ago (EDT)
There’s no way around it; your environment influences your behavior.  Make things easier and you’re more likely to do them.  Take away temptations and you’re less likely to be enticed.  To increase the likelihood of reaching your goals, create an environment for success. 
 
Start by stocking your kitchen with the foods you want to be eating for success.  Whether you plan on doing all or very little of your food prep here, you need to remove those opportunities for unhealthy eating.  If...

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Hierarchy of Coaching

Posted by irvine.admin Posted 25 days ago (EDT)

By: Ken Vick, Executive Sports Performance Director

 

Recently, author, Seth Godin wrote a blog post about his “Hierarchy of Success”.  I thought it was very relevant to coaching overall.  Seth wrote;


The hierarchy of success
I think it looks like this:

1.Attitude                                                                     
2.Approach
3.Goals
4.Strategy
5.Tactics
6.Execution
We spend all our time on execution. Use this word instead of that one. This web host. That...


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