Real Coaching – The Fine Details & Shading

Coaching… The fine details and shading.

Much more to it than simply slapping a program together and sending the athlete away.

Somewhat ironically it is the constant remind of what are commonly known as the ‘basics’ that take the most refinement!

Respect of the Coac ...

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The Sunday Set Up

How do you plan ahead set yourself up for success?

The Sunday Set Up involves spending some time on a Sunday afternoon (as most operate on a Monday-Sunday week) to look at your commitments for the week ahead.

This time is not for work itself but the opportunity to look ahead at ALL ...

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SOME POSITIVITY AND A FEEL GOOD STORY AMONGST THE CHAOS

Don’t tell me you have to get slower with age!

Many accept that as we age we must get slower… And the best we can do is try to ‘slow down less’

This doesn’t have to be the case, and moreover, it can lead to a defeatist mindset.

If we concern ourselves with impro ...

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Navigating This Thing

Here is a little insight into some of the support and initiatives available to all JET Coaching athletes and community members.

We are sharing to offer up this support to others who may be feeling lost or directionless, or, simply want to get involved. Reach out if you, your club or squad ...

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Coaching Practice: Quality vs Quantity

Many Coaches operate under a coaching philosophy of more being better… they also seem to take this philosophy into their business practice and this leads to them wanting to take on as many athletes as possible. More athletes, more income.

Unfortunately, this can dilute the value as w ...

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Keeping calm in the chaos…

Generally speaking, as endurance athletes, we should be well equipped in a time like this. We deal with challenging situations all the time, including things not going to plan. We constantly exercise patience, pragmatism and positive daily actions. Retain this ethos and embrace the challenges we ...

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Coaching

It’s so much more than race day, finish lines, PBs and hard training session prescription…

It’s those detailed in depth conversations you get to have with athletes about them; their life, their family, their struggles, their emotions; their drivers…

That is coaching ...

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Call To Action: Preventing the spread of COVID-19

Call to action…

Further to the info we circulated yesterday here are some clear cut, proactive measure we can ALL take to keep ourselves safe but, more importantly; help stop the community spread.

Note that we do not need to be told to do this by the government or our employer ...

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Caronavirus – COVID-19

JET Coaching’s take on COVID-19

A post we don’t really want to be sharing but we feel it is important that sensible and rational information is distributed in this period of uncertainty and chaos.

Please read on if you are confused or anxious, endurance athlete or not.

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BASICS vs HACKS

⚠️ The Basics Vs The Hacks ⚠️

Fantastic article… A breath of fresh air in a world where Coaches, fitness experts, gurus, PTs, wellness experts and even professional athletes are in the habit of promoting ‘hacks’, gimmicks and (at best) one percenters when the majority do ...

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