Week 3 at
Pepperdine
Getting
more and more coaching responsibilities, from taking athletes through full
sessions to just assisting the process of how the facility runs on a daily
basis. More intern education from Matt going through the pros and cons of different types of periodization, linear speed development
and how they integrate it into their athletes programs, along with a Knee Injury
reduction Presentation by Bri (S&C Coach for Soccer and Women’s Volleyball).
With my weekend I spent some time by the pool reading up on a few things I’d
learnt through the week AND went to Hollywood. It was a cool place, very busy
with loads going on and would definitely recommend going to see this tourist
destination that is obviously very well known.
Intern Education
As part of the Intern Curriculum at Pep, the expectation is that you
will be working on a 12 week S&C program for one of the teams here. You
will have one or two meetings per week with the coaches and other interns to
pick up ideas and receive guidance. You are also expected to be able to defend
your program and explain your rationale. We had a few of these meetings this
week, which I took a lot from as you also pick up what the other interns are
doing well/not so well. The presentations on the knee and linear speed were
useful and it is always nice to see how different facilities use and apply the
research to a team setting.
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| Periodization presentation covering the benefits of different types and how they use them at Pepperdine. |
Coach Interaction
Been trying
to find out more about the coaches here, and the path they had taken to get to
where they are currently at. The career path at Pepperdine is typical of the
USA’s way of developing interns into S&C coaches. The current structure
Matt has in place for his career pathway at Pepperdine is as follows:
1.
Complete a 6-12 week internship, with the best intern being invited to
progress to a Volunteer position.
2.
Complete 12 month volunteer position at Pepperdine, with increased
responsibility (Leading a team) and additional education.
3.
Providing a successful year, Matt can help arrange interviews for future
positions (usually Graduate Assistant or Assistant S&C coach positions).
All of the
current S&C coaches at Pepperdine have gone through this and have come out
the other side with a paid position in a very prestigious school.
We are
still going strong with the pull ups, 70 reps per day.. we are mixing up rep
ranges and method e.g As Many Reps As Possible, Weighted, Every Minute On the
Minute ect.
Team Sessions
It’s been a big week of training for the guy at
Pepperdine. Next week is testing week before the end of summer and they go home
for a few weeks. So this week served as the last big push before we see where
the athlete’s strength and conditioning levels are at. I’m curious to see how
the testing days are run and as a movement orientated facility, how far the
coaches will push the athletes and whether we will see any “ugly” reps. Seen
some fun sessions this week, with Women’s Basketball playing “Medicine Ball
Volleyball” as an extended warm up with a hill run forfeit for the loser. Men’s
Basketball had off the feet conditioning on Tuesday with a 30 minute spin bike
workout. There is always an abundance of energy and encouragement from the
Men’s BB team – even when gasping for air between a 30 ON/30 OFF uphill climb.
California Life
The benefit
of renting an Air BnB in Calabasas California is that a pool is never too far
away. I spent Saturday reading and relaxing by the pool. My body clock is so
used to waking up at 4am (my usual week day wake up time) so I couldn’t sleep
past 6:30am so I tried to be productive with my time and work on my programme too.
On Sunday I caught an Uber to Hollywood to do the touristy stuff. Saw all of
the Hollywood Walk of Fame stars on the ground and the huge Hollywood sign. There
was lots of aspiring music artists, gymnasts and Hollywood definitely catered
to my inner fat boy and had a burger spot and dessert shop every 100m.
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