Most skaters do not have a detailed plan... do you know of a skater who does? Sure, ask them and they'll claim they follow a daily plan. Ask them to show it to you and that's another story...

 

What type of racing do you like to watch in any sport? The race where the top competitor has lapped the field twice or the type of race where the top 5 skaters are making "dangerous" passes, "crazy" breakaways and they all hawk at the line. Personally, I enjoy watching an exciting race. I believe if we share our knowledge athletes will take advantage of that knowledge and some will apply it to their own training regimen ultimately creating a larger group of more competitive skaters. Look at some of the other foreign country's skaters... the U.S. practically dominated this sport for a number of years but collectively, our country has not grown the program as quick as other countries have. Sure, there are a lot of dynamics that determine why a program grows (and why it doesn't)... one of the things very apparent in other countries is their willingness to share information. That's the approach I'm taking.

 

When it gets down to it, most top athletes... not all, but most get to the top based not on "secrets", genetics, "the best coach", etc... they get there because they are disciplined, they put forth 100% effort, their training and nutritional programs are their "Bible" and they have committed to being the best they can be.  They are committed and they desire to be the best.

 

I could gather the best coaches, athletes, sports therapists, personal trainers, etc and have them provide you with everything they know but when it gets down to applying what you've learned, no one but you can do that.

 

I share this training information because I want to see you become better than you've ever been. Maybe if we could create some more excitement in this sport it would begin to grow... who knows, it sure can't make it any worse.

 

 

Coach Steve