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Monthly Archives: September 2013
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON COACHING
BEING A BETTER COACH By Mark Lonsdale, Judo Training Development Having a certificate and a plastic ID card that reads “Coach” does not make someone a qualified or even competent competition coach, especially if the only requirement to get that … Continue reading
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LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT & COACHING By Mark Lonsdale, Judo Training Development Built on scientific studies and widely used in the Canadian National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is driven by the logic that sports training … Continue reading
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AGE-APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN JUDO
AGE-APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN SPORTS By Mark Lonsdale, Judo Training Development In a previous article posted in August, we discussed students’ expectations from judo based on their age and experience. This introduced the reader to the importance of age-appropriate teaching and … Continue reading
PERIODIZED TRAINING FOR JUDO
PERIODIZATION IN JUDO TRAINING By Mark Lonsdale, Judo Training Development It is not uncommon to hear the term “periodization” thrown around in judo coaching clinics but, based on personal observation, few coaches or athletes really understand how periodized training … Continue reading
WHAT IS IN A JUDO CERTIFICATION?
WHAT IS IN A CERTIFICATION? By Mark Lonsdale, Judo Training Development Someone asked me recently why I went all the way to the Kodokan (the one in Tokyo, Japan), to get certifications that are barely known or recognized in the … Continue reading
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