I am the owner and founder of Koa Sports. A bespoke endurance coaching service, with athletes across 30 countries and multiple full time coaches.
Here I share coaching thoughts and my published articles for TrainingPeaks.
RETHINKING TAPER
Taper is defined as diminishing something at one end, in our case, the preparation. Athletes push themselves through arduous blocks of training; building strength in their bodies and belief in themselves, only arrive at the taper, which inherently carries a negative connotation. So much of an athlete’s race day performance lives ‘between the ears’, and through the final phase of the preparation, we carry with us such a negative term. Geez, way to ruin the party!
MORE HERE.
BLOG VERSION HERE
Taper is defined as diminishing something at one end, in our case, the preparation. Athletes push themselves through arduous blocks of training; building strength in their bodies and belief in themselves, only arrive at the taper, which inherently carries a negative connotation. So much of an athlete’s race day performance lives ‘between the ears’, and through the final phase of the preparation, we carry with us such a negative term. Geez, way to ruin the party!
MORE HERE.
BLOG VERSION HERE
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ERACING - COACHES TAKE NOTE
Electronic sports (esports) racing has arrived and it’s here to stay! As coaches, you are part of the paradigm shift in the way athletes can prepare and compete on a world stage, and as athletes, the benefits are extraordinary. MORE HERE |
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5 TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL ENDURANCE ATHLETES
This article is all about the “doers”—the athletes who maintain a close relationship in the say-do gap. What is the say-do gap? It’s the space between what an athlete says they will do and the eventual outcome. Success defined not by finishing time or overall placing, but by if your athlete did what they said they would do. MORE HERE |
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COACHING - FULL TIME
Endurance coaching is a unique career. I’ve yet to meet a coach who doesn’t enjoy what they do, and more often they flat-out love it. Every day we get to engage with doctors, lawyers, teachers, managers, accountants, and pilots who have amazing and challenging athletic goals. MORE HERE |
