I think Tom crick is a strange one to have, are we talking about the person arranging and running the site… Or the person who is coaching?
Though I do believe the uka coach site is excellent and with the new coaching materiel for learning is second to none!
Soon as they add a forum… It’s over! For everywhere else
I have experience with Latif Thomas, as I have his Complete Speed Part 1 5DVD set, and also one of his other release ‘how to make the perfect 100m runner from start to finish’ with Marc Mangiacotti and honestly both are very good, a wealth of good information.
What are your thoughts on Latif’s webinar, “Stop Teaching Speed Drills”?
Best,
Christopher
Latif is truly a sales expert. He admitted though in this short clip that you shouldn’t stop doing speed drill entirely, which contradicts the whole issue. I believe that the main point in doing this video and the seminar is to inform coaches or trainers, “Stop doing Speed Drills”… if you don’t have the time or know how, as you will be teaching the ‘bad habits’ other than improving your athlete, you are doing the opposite. Good Sales Pitch though… Well that’s what I think… Thanks for the link
These blog posts are contrived, and designed first and foremost to drive eyeballs to the website of the seller of said goods. This guy has no truly new or unique ideas. He takes ideas from successful coaches and packages them nicely by using words like “Secrets Of…” and “The Top 7 Things…” that internet sales gurus tell you are effective. In reality of course, there are no secrets.
In this case, he’s likely going to tell you “agility ladders are a waste of time.” Thanks, but Charlie said that years ago for free, and I didn’t have to jump through a bunch of hoops first either. Is it useful material? To the beginner coach, or the high school coach with a poor grasp of speed development, sure.
I’ve had his stuff for two years. When’s the last time I took it off the shelf? I can’t remember.
Hi Tyrone, no disagreement, but I’m fascinated by this particular webinar for the following reason. While many of the online gurus intentionally ignite a controversy with the goal to gain attention, the more common pattern is to attack another belief system, not ones own. After promoting a DVD set and book that includes a chapter on ladder drills, Latif then states in his webinar, “… maybe it’s that bevy of agility ladder drills that you like to do with your athletes … I’m going to ask you to stop doing that.” He goes on to say, “I have just found as time has gone on I realize, dang, teaching speed drills is a waist of time.” The super long web page with free bonuses and add-to-cart at the bottom of the page is a proven technique for sales conversions, but this candid revelation with a hard-to-port course correction is somewhat unique in online sales.
Best,
Christopher
This guy needs to stick to sales and perhaps think about a career change like the pharmaceutical industry where exaggeration of the pluses and minimizing the negatives bring lucrative rewards.
It’s simply ludicrous that any youth coach might suggest not doing speed drills.
Latif stole this move right out of Mike Boyle’s playbook. Boyle is always changing his mind about things, and I know Latif is a Boyle follower. You can’t argue with changing your mind as a business practise- Boyle changes his mind all the time (He’s gone from “Squat!” to “Don’t squat!” over the past few years). It’s a great sales technique that makes you seem like an honest guy (“Wow he changes his mind!”), but more importantly allows you to “revamp” your product cycle more often, which means more sales. In the long term, I think not actually standing for anything at all hurts your credibility.
I have nothing personal against this guy, but there is nothing special about his actual knowledge.
I wonder how long the UKA coach site is going to last after the Games when the money flow will presumably will substantially be reduced and the foreign coaches’ (Pfaff, Tyler, Evely etc.) leave. Just like athleticscoaching.ca.
Very true, at present the on line coaching qualification learning materiel is already failing to be published!
Well said T-Slow.
I get criticised locally for following a similar format every year which continues to produce good results, much better than most of my peers, while they continue to chop and change things, which to me suggests they are still experimenting and don’t know as much as they think they know.
I hear the old (Einstein) line about the definition of Insanity: “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Fact is if you are getting PB’s each year or maintaining a high level of competition, then why change a winning formula?
Grass is not always greener on the other side.
PS: I just noticed this is my 500th post on the CF forum. Wowee great excuse for a bundy & coke tonight!
Brilliant as always Youngy.
My basic structure and philosophy is pretty consistent, but I do change things around most years. Not greatly just try different applications of what I am doing.
Now just to get the results…
It is interesting to note that some of the guys are talking themselves up with being level 2 USATF certification (I am assuming it is a 3 tier system)
Gentleman, I just have 1 simple question. Who made this list and how the #@&*% did they come up with it! No Jimsen Lee, No Derek Hanson? C’mon!
Jimson is on the list. Not sure how the ordering was done.
Best,
Christopher
Who the hell made this list? Top online coaches…give me a break!
Tim Egerton. In responding to questions about other lists he has created, he has said the lists are in no particular order, and there may be other names that should be on the list. FWIW.
Best,
Christopher
Who are the top online athletes? 
As I recall, Ronaldo and Kaka are top contenders.
Best,
Christopher
The person who made this list is a fool. No clue who most the most people on the list are. The 1st 3 guys are a joke, most successful athletes theses guys have coached are probally high school kids.