Don Ricci, CSCS
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Don Ricci, CSCS
Weightlifting Competition Coaching for the Novice Coach
You’re an S&C coach – you primarily serve as support staff to the sport coach, where your…
Coach Like a Pro, Not Like a “System Guy”
In the world of performance it’s common practice for a coach to label themselves as a system…
Drive Adaptation, Enhance Performance
Our role as strength coaches is to best prepare our athletes for the physical demands imposed on…
7 Coaching Tools to Master the Power Clean: Part III
The sport of Weightlifting in the United States is steadily growing has more and more athletes that are exposed to…
7 Coaching Tools to Master the Power Clean: Part II
The Power Clean is a complex skill that can be broken down into different phases and movements,…
7 Coaching Tools to Master the Power Clean: Part I
Understanding the WHY behind sets, reps, or a movement does not prepare you to coach, especially when…
The Real Purpose of the Power Clean
A key principle of our Bedrock program is that of the minimum effective dose, or the minimum…
Teaching the Power Clean on Bedrock
Let’s kickoff a series of articles to empower coaches incorporating the Power Clean for their non-weightlifter athletes….
