Great programming falls flat if the athlete’s mindset is fragile. The job isn’t just writing sets and reps—it’s shaping how an athlete thinks, decides, and responds under stress. Below is a value-packed, coach-first guide you can plug straight into training this week.

Coaches, let’s get clear: your job isn’t to worship a template—it’s to get results for the human in front of you. That means you don’t need to follow a traditional outline to the letter. You do need to understand the principles that make any method work. Principles are the operating system; methods are the apps. If you don’t know the OS, you’re just guessing which app will open the file.

Read more about the non-negotiables I expect every coach on my staff to know.