Monday, May 30, 2011

Memorial Day: The importance of families, coaches and natural ability

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It was Memorial Day weekend and thanks to some forethought, I got tickets for the Getty Villa before they sold out. That statue of Venus, by...
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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Does being a natural athlete matter at all?

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I sent Jim off the last blog post on Athlete: I don't think that word means what you think it means to get his input on whether it shou...
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Athlete: I don't think it means what you think it means

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"You keep saying that word. I don't think it means what you think it means." If you don't recognize that saying, you nev...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Types of Athlete Complaints

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Since I was busy this week, I stole all of this shamelessly from Jim Pedro, Sr. I'm trying to decide if it should go in THE BOOK and if ...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Controlling the Match

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When you're already going over it is a little late to be thinking about what to do. If you're in this position, you have failed to...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Reasons for and against Uchikomi

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I have heard all of the usual arguments against uchikomi , issued in the usual sneering tones. I read Geoff Gleason's books and I liked...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Gripping and Your Plan B

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Jorge asked a question a few days ago that I did not have the chance to answer as completely as I would have liked. In short, his question w...
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