Show notes
Coach education for strength and conditioning coaches starts with better questions, better motor learning, and better transfer of training. In this podcast, Jeff Moyer and I break down play, neurology, athletic development, and why modern S&C often takes itself too seriously.This is a coach-to-coach conversation on: • Why play still matters in high-performance sport • What most strength coaches misunderstand about transfer • The legacy of Dr. Michael Yessis and Soviet sports science • How motor learning, reflexes and development shape movement • Why strength is an expression, not one thing • How to think better about athlete development, not just programmingIf you work in rugby, football, American football, or athlete development, this episode will challenge how you think about coaching.0:00 The Sports Speed Universe, humour and taking S&C too seriously4:07 Thanksgiving, football and cooking talk11:12 Jeff’s biomechanics course and teaching live16:04 Why coaches need history, not just social media20:16 Michael Yessis, Soviet training and forgotten influences27:49 General strength, transfer and team sport performance33:12 Private coaching, football schedules and doing no harm40:33 Strength as an expression, not one thing44:35 Neurology, development and movement learning52:11 Primitive reflexes, threat response and sprinting59:36 Play, variability and solving movement problems1:08:08 Why athletes can look great and still not transfer1:14:48 How Jeff uses play and roughhousing in training1:22:27 What coaches miss about long-term athletic development1:29:30 What Jeff would change in team sport preparation1:36:52 Education, complexity and better coaching questions1:44:42 Where to find Jeff MoyerField Speed Toolkithttps://speedbysportland.com/tool-kit-pageThe Sports Speed System Bookhttps://www.speedbysportland.com/sportsspeedsystembookThe Best Coach Education Platform There Ishttps://www.speedbysportland.com/legacy-mastermind-new7 Day Free Trial – Sports Speed Apphttps://sbs.programs.app/Main Websitehttps://www.speedbysportland.com