Krush Performance

Coaching Development

This week on Krush Performance we begin our year long look at coaching and coaching development.

We can all think back to a coach, teacher, boss or mentor who has impacted our lives – for good or bad. Coaching is a great responsibility.

If we are going to truly influence learning and development the key is to develop great Coaching.

From the grass roots entry levels right up to the highest levels of performance parents, teachers, bosses, managers and coaches are the keys to quality learning and development.

In 2017 we will be scanning the Globe to look at the top coaching development programs; we will talk with some of the great coaches of our time and the athletes who have learned from them all in an effort to understand what it is to be a Great Coach.

This week we begin our investigation into coaching and coaching development with a look at Canada and the Canadian sport system. Canada is a world leading in sport science and athlete development and running parallel to one of the most innovative athlete development programs ever developed – the long Term Athlete Development program – is the Canadian NCCP: National Coaching Certification Program.

Wayne Parro, senior coaching consultant and advisor to the Coaching Association of Canada joins us to discuss the Canadian system.

Motivation is a big part of coaching, but we are very off base in our understanding of what motivates us. We go back to a fantastic conversation with author, speaker and television host Dan Pink to review what science knows about motivation and what sport and business actually does and we’ll discuss the three elements of true motivation.

Join us, get motivated and share this episode of Krush Performance as we begin look into coaching & coaching development. And, let us know if you have question or a topic you would like us to investigate. If we like your idea we may dedicate a segment or entire show to your topic.

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War on Sugar

This week the Krush Performance War on Sugar rages on as we kick off our 2017 War on Sugar campaign in full force.

We are pulling on punches as we are joined by Krush Favorite Dr. Ann de Wees Allen.

Dr. Allen is the Chief of Biomedical Research at the Glycemic Research Institute and the Director of Clinical Research for Glycemic research Laboratories.

Join us as we look to crack the mysteries surrounding our understanding of food and how it works in the human body.

We Dismiss the Old Way of Thinking – all calories are not created equal! We Introduce the New Way you need to be Thinking – Switch the Brain Switch the Game – as we need to understand that Food affects the Brain and your Hormones. We look back on what we have discovered and learned about the devastating impact sugar and high glycemic diets have & are having on our health and performance.

Why is Black coffee bad?

How can diet sodas make you fat?

The huge downside of Artificial sweeteners.

What we need to do to save our kids – it starts first thing in the morning.

Join us for this powerful – no BS episode as we kick off the Krush 2017 War on Sugar. And, let us know if you have question or a topic you would like us to investigate. If we like your idea we may dedicate a segment or entire show to your topic.

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Get Set Up For A Championship 2017 With “The Coach of Champions,” Jim Fannin

This week on Krush performance, we kickoff 2017 with the “Coach of Champions,” Jim Fannin.

In the world of top performance, we say look back to learn, look forward to plan, and be in the moment.

This week on Krush Performance, we look back on 2016 to see what we can learn from the great performers and performance cultures, such as the Cubs, the Patriots and Golden State Warriors.

We’ll also see what there is to learn from some of the great collapses in 2016 and get plenty of powerful championship advice from Krush favorite, the “Coach of Champions,” Jim Fannin.

It’s a must listen episode of Krush performance as We get you set up for a Championship 2017.

If you have any questions, comments or smart remarks or if you have a topic you would like us to investigate, let us know we may dedicate a segment or an entire show to your topic.

Please share Krush performance with everyone you know and help us spread the good word – Greatness is up for Grabs – as we work to help you tap into your true potential.

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Krush Performance: 2016 Year In Review

This week on Krush Performance, we look back at some of the hot topics we covered over the past year and get you set for 2017.

We take a look back at some of the great conversations we have had discussing:

* Sleep Science

* Performance Vision

* Focus & Performance Vision

* The Importance of Diet & Exercise: Which has more influence on weight control?

* The best advice we have ever received from the “Coach of Champions,” Jim Fannin

Thanks for downloading, subscribing, and all of the great support over the past year!

2017 is going to be bigger and better than ever and we work to help you achieve your Greatness and truly understand what it takes to achieve Human Maximum Performance!

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Specialization and Talent Identification

This week on Krush Performance, we look at Talent ID and Specialization in sport.

Is it a good idea to specialize early or is it better sample different activities and specialize later in the developmental process?

When we look at talent development and skill acquisition, it seems logical to totally immerse yourself in the endeavor you want to master but there is compelling research showing that early specialization, though it may appear to be beneficial in the short term, can really limit top end performance.

We talk with Dr. Joe Baker of York University and Dr. Jean Cote, Professor of Sports Psychology, as we take a good hard look at the pitfalls of specialization and what we don’t really know about talent ID.

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Pitching Performance & Injury Prevention At The Texas Baseball Ranch & A Look Back At The 2016 MLB Season

This week on Krush Performance, we talk injury prevention and pitching performance with Coach Ron Wolforth of the Texas Baseball Ranch. They have one of the most successful pitching performance programs in the game and we are going to look at their philosophy for developing pitchers and reducing the risk of injury.

Also, we will take a look back at the 2016 Major League Baseball season with Los Angeles Dodgers’ 3rd Base Coach Chris Woodward. The Dodgers were one of our top teams to watch during the 2016 season and we’ll ask Chris about their incredible season and what might have been one of the best post seasons in the history of the game.

We’ll also discuss some potential rule changes and the general state of the game as we look to capitalize on the off season and get you ready for 2017.

Enjoy and if you have any questions, comments, or smart remarks, let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or krushperformance.com!

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Maximizing Human Performance & The Krush WAR on SUGAR looks at the “The Sugar Conspiracy”

Are we at the biological ceiling of human performance? We have a great understanding when it comes to the physical development side of human performance: faster, higher, stronger. No problem! So, where are the next major break troughs going to come from?

We talk with Dr. Jon Kolb, the Director of Sport Science, Medicine, and Innovation for Own The Podium Program in Canada, and look at how they are focusing and utilizing the sport sciences to help their athletes compete on the world stage.

Then, the Krush War on Sugar continues with a segment looking at “The Sugar Conspiracy,” a great article by author and journalist, Ian Leslie. We look back on the history of sugar in our diet and how early warnings regarding the dangers of consuming too much sugar in our diets were ignored, shunned, and swept under the rug only to resurface decades later with serious science that indicates that for many it may be too late.

This is an important episode of Krush Performance as we address two of our passions: Human Maximum Performance and The Krush War on Sugar!

Make sure to share this show with everyone you know as we work to spread the good word and help you truly understand what it’s like to think like an athlete.

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Building Performance Cultures & Environments

This week on Krush Performance, we a look at what it takes to build a performance culture.

We know that environment is critically important when it comes to the development of talent and skill but are there performance secrets behind successful winning cultures? The best schools, businesses, sport franchises, even orchestras or restaurants, the best are the best for a reason

Today, we take a look behind the scenes of two incredible developmental cultures, a college hockey team that went undefeated (36-0) and one of the most successful high school baseball academies in the world.

We’ll talk with Les McTavich, Head Coach and Director of Operations at the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball, and Mike Gabinet, former head coach of the Nait Ooks collegiate hockey team in Edmonton who is now Associate Coach with Nebraska Omaha. The Ooks went 36-0 last season and we’re going to find out what went on behind the scenes of this incredible season that allowed this team to go undefeated.

Mike is also the grandson of the great Clare Drake, the most successful interuniversity men’s hockey coach in Canada. What did Grandpa pass on to Mike? We’ll ask him about it.

Krush Performance Question of the Day: What is the Most important factor in building a Performance Organization? Technology, money, product, science,

Let us know what you think.

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The War on Drugs in Sport with the Director General of the World Anti Doping Agency & Injury Prevention and Improved Performance

This week on Krush Performance, we have a look at where we are at in the war on drugs in sport as we speak with Olivier Niggli, the Director General of WADA, to see what has happened since the fiasco leading up to Rio and the aftermath that brought WADA under fire.

WADA has since hosted a very important think tank meeting and we’ll see where the sporting world is at in terms of supporting the sport anti doping governing body.

Also, the 2017 Prohibited List is out. Who is responsible in the end for what goes into an athlete’s body?

The athlete most certainly but the entire performance team has to be on the ball as well.

Also, how safe are supplements? What is WADA’s stance on them?

It’s predicted the sport supplement industry will generate close to $55 bilion by 2020 and the entire dietary supplement industry is projected to reach a staggering $278 Billion by 2024 but it’s a dangerous and vastly unregulated injury so we caution all athletes to proceed with extreme caution in obtaining and using sport supplements.

The Krush Performance Question of the Day: Are we doing enough in the fight on drugs in sport?

Later in the show, we’ll have a look at injury prevention in sport and how yoga is not only having an impact on reducing injuries, but when done right, it can improve performance.

We will be joined by Yoga Master Dana Santas of MobilityMaker.com to discuss how her program and yoga in general is becoming a major part of sport performance programs.

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Controlling Your Brain & Helping Kids Perform

On this episode of Krush Performance, we look into the mental game of human performance and supporting the development of our most precious commodity, our kids.

Many professional organizations are now looking for new and innovative methods for pushing player and employee performance to new levels and information technology may just be the big break through that takes human performance to the next level.

We have a very good grip on the physical side of training and development.

In our performance programs, our priorities for every athlete and organization we work with are as follows:

– Rest & Recovery & Sleep

– Nutrition / Hydration

– Posture and ROM

– Then for our athletes movement for everyone else task specific training.

Once all of this is set, we can then start looking at the performance side of development. Way too often, we see athletes, parents, and coaches want to skip steps and jump way ahead of where they are at. I can promise you this, it’s virtually impossible to reach your true potential if you hop over critical developmental steps.

Sometimes focusing on long term benefits means taking a step back, even a couple of steps, in order to rebuild and move forward towards a bright, bright future…..

So as we have a grip on the physical side (stronger, powerful, speed, agility, and skill development), there is emerging new technology that is now allowing us to tap into and train one of the most elusive aspects of human performance, the mind.

We talk with registered psychologist John Stevenson of Zone Performance about information technology that provides real time feedback on how your mind is operating. Yes, you can actually now see how well your brain is operating while performing a task and with the feedback learn how to better control it.

It has been around for awhile but the science is being refined and what we can now do and see is incredible. It’s incredibly powerful when it comes to human performance in sport, business, school, and life in general.

Also, are you teaching your kids the right stuff? We have a very important conversation with Dr. Jaques Dallaire about his book, “Helping Kids Perform: Mental Skills That Every Parent, Teacher and Coach Should Master.”

It’s time to break the cycle and push into the new age.

Share this show with everyone you know who is looking to get better at what they do, these are two important conversations.

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