Dr. Nick Winkelman - The Language of Coaching

When was the last time you tried something completely new? Whether it is a food, drink or exercise, trying a new thing can be a little intimidating because, well, it’s different and unknown. What do you think it takes to coach athletes at the highest level of a sport? Does a coach need to have playing experience to help athletes in a particular sport succeed? Is it possible to make the change from coaching one sport to working with athletes from a completely different one and still achieve a high level of success? On that note, what does it take to be an effective coach, which is more important, technical knowledge of a sport or the ability to communicate movement?

Dr. Nick Winkelman, the Head of Athletic Performance and Science for the Irish Rugby Football Union is the guest on this episode of All About Fitness. Before working with rugby players, Dr. Winkelman used to help athletes train to play in the National Football League at Exos, one of the most elite performance facilities in the world. On this episode, Nick talks about how Exos changed the way that athletes train, in addition, we discuss how he made the transition from working with football players to being the performance coach for one of the top rugby programs in the world. Finally, Dr. Winkelman is the author of the soon-to-be-released book, The Language of Coaching and shares valuable insights into what makes an effective coach regardless of the sport or activity. Whether you’re a coach, athlete or someone who just likes to move, you’ll learn a lot about the science of coaching on this episode of All About Fitness.

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