Should Have Reminded Myself Earlier

As will probably be the case for most days, today was great. Our staff meeting was much shorter than yesterday’s and Boyle was no where to be seen, which is to be expected considering the guy has four or five jobs. As we got into the movement reviews, my sports history, or lack thereof reared its ugly head. For those of you that know my sports history, you know I don’t like to move; for those of you who don’t know my sports history, I’m a shot putter and weightlifter. Unfortunately for me, today was a lateral movement day, something neither of my two chosen sports helped me to prepare for. I looked goofy doing a lot of the lateral movement agility drills, but lots of staff was around and provided me with a boat load of cues to improve. There were close to fifty or so tips about how to do different things better, and I was able to “remember” them all by having my notebook near me or on my body at all times. Even after this experience is over I will carry a notebook, because it takes to much pressure off of your mind. What did he say? Check the notebook. Who is that staff member? Check the notebook? What do I need to buy at the store? Check the notebook. As I’m sure everyone who reads this blog knows, we constantly ask ourselves questions. Instead of having to worry about that, the answer is in the notebook and you can keep your mind in the present. While so much of strength and conditioning is in how well the coach can prepare for the future, I think that it is impossible to be successful without mindfulness because you can’t see what is happening around you. Interestingly enough, even if you do get better at a movement, the staff will still remember you as the person who messed it up.