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Find More Aggression

A formal process that hands the next rep to the athlete as an experiment. Success is trying.

Founder method
Teach this lesson T Trackside cues
01Teach from here

If It's to Be, It's Up to Me

"Find more aggression" hands the next repetition to the athlete.Go impress me. Impress yourself. Go for it.

Find more aggression.
Response
Take ownership and raise intent
Meaning
The athlete authors a more committed next rep
SourcesKU-015B
If it's to be, it's up to me.
Response
Accept responsibility
Meaning
Execution belongs to the performer
SourcesKU-015B
Go impress me.
Response
Perform boldly for a witness
Meaning
A visibly more committed rep
SourcesKU-015B
Impress yourself.
Response
Hold your own standard
Meaning
Self-authored excellence
SourcesKU-015B
You can't be too aggressive.
Response
Commit fully
Meaning
First invariant set
SourcesKU-015
Coach notes
  • The technical meanings in the cue table are working interpretations pending athlete-specific film.
  • The coach is the backing band: drummer keeping the beat and setting the vibe, bass line for structure, backing vocals for support. The athlete is the lead singer and lead guitarist with room for the solo.
SourcesKU-015B; KU-015C
02Teach from here

What Are You Going to Try?

The first signals: the face changes, resolve is visible walking to the line.The athlete can answer: "What are you going to try?"And: "Where are we going to be more aggressive?"

Coach notes
  • The working process: approach the line with resolve; name what will be tried and where; commit on the next rep; judge success first by whether the athlete genuinely tried; observe what the attempt revealed; add it to the map; pick the next experiment by elimination; continue until a better match appears.
SourcesKU-015C
03Teach from here

Success Is Trying

Success isn't necessarily succeeding. Success is trying.Failure is information.

“Success is going from failure to failure with no lack of enthusiasm.”
SourcesKU-015C
Coach notes
  • Memory Game Model: turn over two cards looking for a match. A miss reveals where cards are. Repeated misses map the board, and the map makes the match possible. Do not be too afraid of the wrong card to turn cards over.
  • Demoralization after a failed attempt blocks discovery, because it discourages the next attempt.
SourcesKU-015C

Related

  • Confidence Is the Number-One Job -- The coach's first job is the hurdler's confidence. Perceived effort is trainable, and micro improvements add up.
  • Coaching Language -- Say the words that produce the response. Keep the live cue, the teaching explanation and the technical account separate.

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