THE THROW
Lao Tzu: “Grasp it, and lose it” How can a throw be considered a throw if it is never released? Don’t you see, it is our desire to hold on – to maintain control – which keeps the throw from actualizing its potential. Therefore, only in the willingness to let go do we find self-actualization. Create, and destroy. Learn, and unlearn. Grasp, and release. This is the way to a fruitful life and the only approach which truly opposes self-destructive behavior. We idolize that which we grasp, and in doing so
Mountain of Success: Part II
In this installment of the Javelin SLAM, I will go into the base of the “Mountain of Success.” This describes the straight forward process of how you can combine an athlete’s goals, historical data/ norms and a thorough assessment of an athletes mental, physical and emotional capabilities to generate a training plan baseline. Athlete Assessment and Training Plan Development Step 1: Understand the athlete’s goals. Work with the athlete to define long term and short term goalsGoals should be “SMART”Specific: what exactly will you accomplish?Measurable: how will you know when you reach this goal?Achievable: is
