Recent research suggests that athletes perform their best according to their internal clock - their circadian rhythms. Early risers do better earlier in the day than late risers.
This makes sense to me. When I can, I am a late riser. I find I am sharpest in the afternoon/early evening. I figured it was the result of years of after school sports that usually start around 3pm.
Anyhow, I suppose we can get a good sense of when we perform our best, and try to schedule accordingly. I can sympathize with those golfers who must contend with 6a.m. tee times.
'As for coaches and team owners, Dr. Smith said, “It would be handy to know the phenotype of all of your team members. You could predict who would be playing well at various times of day.”'
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Coaching Styles
Interesting article on ESPN about Pete Carroll's career fall, and current rise. In New England, he followed Bill Parcells - the expected hard-ass type coach. Carroll was seen as a west coast hippie. His relentless optimism vs. Parcells' more 'old school' toughness.
A few weeks ago, an article about Urban Meyer, coach of Ohio State football, documented his rise and fall and rise. He turned to a Christian book about leadership to re-find success, and to find some balance in his life.
So, is the old-school, Parcells-type coach just outdated? Do players' respond to the military-style of coaching that puts discipline above all else? Has Bobby Knight's style come and gone?
His protege, Mike Krzyzewski just coached his 1,000th victory in collegiate basketball. Coach K. IS a product of the military, but he seems to blend in other influences.
Are these just cosmetic differences in coaching style, or do we live in an era of different expectations, or something else?
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