Krush Performance

A few years back I was invited to lecture and teach coaches and work with athletes in New Zealand.

I had never been to New Zealand before, and I was very excited about this trip for a number of reasons.

I was fired up to check out some of the Lord of the Rings movie locations. I was also really looking forward to working with the coaches and athletes, sharing knowledge on athlete development and player performance but, to be honest with you, I was most excited about a possible visit with the All Blacks.

The All blacks are New Zealand’s National Rugby Union Team & they are touted as one of the most successful sporting organizations in the history of All of Sport and yes, I was lucky enough to spend time with them.

“Culture Trumps Strategy Every Time”

So, this week on Krush Performance:

We return to one of the top Krush Interviews ever recorded.

This week we revisit our conversation with James Kerr, Author of Legacy: What the All Blacks can Teach us about the Business of Life as we find out how and why “Culture Trumps Strategy Every Time.”

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Early vs Late Developers – This is a very misunderstood part of athlete development.

In terms of athlete development and future performance:

Is it better to be an Early Developer OR is it better to be a Late Developer?

The athlete development data tells a very interesting story one group has an advantage and the numbers are massive.

We’ll discuss who makes it to the top levels of sport much more often and I speculate why these athletes wind up with a powerful advantage.

I also wanted to touch on another important topic that has been brought to the forefront of the sporting world by unfortunate circumstance – Aaron Rogers Achillies injury.

There is a lot of talk right now surrounding the Turf vs Natural Grass debate.

A debate that has been going on – well since the invent of artificial turf.

The NFL Players Association has been pushing for all grass fields for some time – their main platform…there are fewer injuries on grass.

Which surface is safer for athletes?

Who has the advantage Early or Late Developers and which surface is safer for sport Turf or Grass?

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Fall is by far one of my favorite times of the year. Its my favorite season for a number of reasons.

And there is nothing quite like fall sports, there is so much going on.

So much to watch and so much to learn.

This is exactly why we watch sport with such great interest. There is plenty to learn from observing the highest levels of any game if you know what to look for.

This week I throw two questions your way:

First, I’d like to know what are you watching this fall and why? I share with you why I watch and what I’m watching for as fall sport gets underway.

And, my second question, do you think NFL players or professional athletes in general specialize early in their sports OR do you think they play multiple sports as they worked their way to the top of their game?

What do you think?

Is early specialization as bad as its made out to be or could it be the way to go?

The data tells a very clear story, you may be surprised.

We’ll break it down and get the facts as we talk fall sports and specialization on this week’s episode of Krush Performance.

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Perception may very well be one of the most exciting areas for pushing human performance forward.

We have a great understanding of physical preparation for sport. There is not a lot we cannot train. If you want to get faster, stronger, or more powerful… done, done and done. If you want to improve bat speed or club head speed or improve your movement and agility…you got it.

We even have a good idea on how to train and improve your vision, gaze and tracking abilities.

What we do not do very well, what we are just starting to understand is how you perceive your environment and your place in that environment.

There is a new age of athlete development approaching, for too long have we relied on the age-old coach led approach to learning and performance. While there is a place for that style of development, we are about to time warp to new heights of development and performance, and it all lies within the concept of perception, vision and implicit learning.

This week on Krush Performance we explain it all as we are joined with Krush Favorite Tim Nicely, Founder of V-Flex Technologies Inc. and V-Flex Sports.

We’ll do our best to explain this exciting new approach to human performance and we’ll describe implicit training, how it actually works and why it may be the key to it all.

Its breakthrough sport science as we talk Perception and Vision on this week’s episode of Krush Performance.

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Ask and You shall receive…well I asked you for your questions, your comments and your smart remarks and you let me have it – BIG TIME.

Messages and questions from all over the world, incredible.

But there were some themes that emerged and one that grabbed my attention revolved around the process I go through when I am programming for my athletes. I love it.

You asked so let’s do it.

On this weeks Episode of Krush Performance an Episode of Creating Coachable Players as I take you through the process I use when I start working with an athlete. The planning, the theory and the science that drives our programming.

My job, as a performance coach and athlete development specialist, is to apply the rules of sport science in order to create coachable players. To create athletic abilities/athletic performance that translates into players who are more coachable. Players who can execute and do what the coaches need them to do so they can develop and progress in the sport specific setting.

Its all built around our Foundations of Development and our Top 5 Priorities for Performance:

1) Sleep, Rest & Recovery

2) Nutrition & Hydration

3) Posture & Range of Motion

4) Movement

5) The Brain Game

We lay them all out and discuss each one as we explore my approach and system for athlete programing.

Do we know how good you can become?

No.

But can we find out?

You bet, if you just go through the process of Creating Coachable Players and by Thinking Like an Athlete.

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Global Warning on Artificial Sweeteners, Caffeine & Human Performance

Artificial sweeteners, also called sugar substitutes, nonnutritive sweeteners, or high-intensity sweeteners, are chemically synthesized substances that are used instead of regular sugar to sweeten foods and beverages.

And according to recent warnings they are potentially dangerous to you, your family and your most certainly your athletes.

Today The Krush War on Sugar makes a Triumphant return. It’s our 1st WOS episode since we were shut down by COVID and there is so much that has happened in that time.

Today we are joined by Krush Hall of Famer Dr Ann de Wees Allen, Chief of Biomedical Research at the Glycemic Research Institute and we have some very important topics to cover:

· Artificial Sweeteners – In May the WHO sent out a Global Warning/Statement on artificial sweeteners & the dangers they pose to public health:

“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children. Results of the review also suggest that there may be potential undesirable effects from long-term use of NSS, such as an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality in adults.”

We’ll discuss what this means for you & what you can do about it.

And lets talk about non-nutritive sweeteners and why they are such a bad fit when it comes to sport performance.

· Then The Canadian Food Inspections Agency (The Canadian version of the FDA) bans 6 energy drinks – pulling them off the shelves coast to coast for labeling issues and for excessive caffeine content, some levels were so high they are deemed unsafe for consumption.

· And finally, we know that the brain and body work together in everything we do but did you know that the brain & body connection is critical when it comes to nutrition and ultimately your performance – we explain so you can make the best decisions possible when it comes to your food timing and selections.

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Data, Data and More Data.

Is your testing helping or hindering athlete development and player performance?

Technology has opened the flood gates of possibility in the world of athlete testing and evaluation. You can now easily collect hundreds of data points on your athletes or teams, thousands even and you can now do it in real time, in the live sport setting.

But how much of that data and information is actually useful?

My guess, only a very small percentage.

The key to effectively evaluating and testing your athletes lays within how well you can apply the data and information you gain from the testing.

If you can’t apply it in the real world of sport – if it doesn’t have meaning in the trenches of practice or competition – what good is it??

This week on Krush Performance we talk with Dr. Carmine Filice, Founder & Director of The Performance Lab in Toronto, Canada.

Carm has worked at the highest levels of sport, treating, evaluating, and guiding athletes and organizations in the areas of health and performance. With a reputation for his superior diagnostic capabilities Carm and his team are on the cutting edge of athlete assessment and testing for both rehabilitation and performance.

· When should you test?

· What should you test?

· How do you apply the Data?

· And, maybe most important, how should you present testing information to your athletes?

We address all of these questions and much more as we Crunch The Data on this weeks episode of Krush Performance.

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The Long Game of Development

There is an Ebb & Flow to athlete & player development and kind of like a surfer who knows how to catch that wave just right – when you do you can really enjoy the ride.

This week on Krush Performance its an Episode of Creating Coachable Players as we talk the long game of athlete development – because it is a long game.

Human development not this clean and clear linear line of progress – it is a full on – HOT MESS!

And this holds true in sport as well, its is a messy, all over the place, read & react world.

However, if you know what it looks like and if you know what to do, you can really make a difference.

You can not only influence performance right now but you can raise an athletes ceiling of potential for the long haul… and this would be my wish for anyone who’s chasing down a dream.

No matter if you are an athlete, coach or parent you need to understand the long game of development and when you do, things can get really really interesting.

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Its true, Money can’t buy love.

But, can it buy you wins?

In sport we have teams with Massive Payrolls who just can’t seem to buy a win.

Then, there are the smaller market, smaller payroll teams who, maybe out of necessity, have found ways to compete with the big spenders.

This week on Krush Performance we look at the business of sport and ask that question:

Does Big Money Equal Big Wins?

We breakdown team payrolls in all of the major sports to see if indeed money equals “W’s” in the win column.

And are we about to see the largest player contract in the history of sport?

Its very possible.

We look at the player, and all of the biggest contracts in sport and let’s talk about what this groundbreaking contract might look like.

At the start of the baseball season, I made a Bold Prediction: “All will be as it should be by the All-Star Break.”

We’ll have a look at Major League Baseball and see if my prediction is even in the Ballpark as we breakdown the big winners coming out of the first half of the baseball season.

Which franchises are getting it done and how are they making it happen?

Money might not buy you love but could it get you a few W’s in the win column?

We’ll have look this week on Krush Performance.

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Perception is defined as:

“A way of regarding, understanding or interpreting something – a mental impression.”

Perception is a monster topic that has profound implications in the world of human development and performance.

Our perception is largely based on sensory input: vision, sound, touch, taste, smell, social interactions…. and then it gets complex.

To help us break open the conversation, we talk with Krush Hall of Famer, Dr. Martin Mrazik, clinical neuropsychologist, professor at the University of Alberta and Co-Founder of Elite Athlete Services.

We discuss brain function and the biological basis and psychological basis for how we perceive situations and the world around us.

Once we have a basic image or impression based on sensory input the brain adds more components to it and this is where the complexity comes in.

The three broad things the brain adds once we have that initial image, sound or impression are:

· Attention & Focus

· Our State of Arousal

· Our Memories & Experiences

Its very powerful when you add these three elements into your perception system and how you perceive the world around you. They round out and complete how you perceive your world and that is very unique to you – it can be different for everyone.

This week on Krush Performance we dare to enter the rabbit hole that is “Perception.”

Understanding the basic concepts of this huge complex topic are crucial in the areas of human performance, development and for coaching, teaching, and mentoring.

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