Practice Day

Primary Information for Executing this Exercise


To effectively embark on this exercise routine, there are a few key pieces of essential information you need to know. These primary details will guide you in performing the exercises correctly and maximizing the benefits of your workout.

  • The top priority is to execute the daily practice plan with heart and be a leader at practice.

    Reminder = Friendly nudge to remember to do the right thing.

  • Ask curious follow up questions when you receive directions from your coaches.  Use this time to confirm your understanding on why  you’re doing an exercise, workout routine or skill practice plus the ideal intensity level.

    Goal = Each exercise will have a general stated purpose.

  • 1) Clear communicate to your regular coach to understand the primary focus & goals for the workout, day or week.

    2) Evaluate if any additional training makes sense.  It’s important and critical that you think with a clear head focused on the long game.  Over training leads to injury or stagnation.

    3) If any additional workouts occur before practice its wise to share with your coach. It’s important that you & they monitor if you’re getting too fatigued to keep training at the current intensity level.

    4) If you do workouts at the end of the day it should not be power focused and just a finishing touch on the day or skill practice.

    Directions = Written directions for the exercise.

Essential knowledge to be Effective 

To embark on any exercise routine successfully, it is crucial to have a strong foundation of essential information. This knowledge will ensure that you perform the exercises appropriately to maximize the benefits of your workout. This section will provide you with the necessary depth to best perform this exercise.

  • 1) Get skilled with checking in with yourself and sharing with your various coaches.

    2) Formulate an intensity & workload plan for the day and communicate to key coaches.

    3) Reflect on the day and see how you could better maximize the day.  There is equal value in low intensity days if the practice is well executed compared to high intensity days.

    Progressions = An exercise might have a series of stages to progress through as you improve in your competency level.

  • Strength, Power & Performance should be completed when fresh.  Calisthenics and routine lifting is great for finishing off the training day because you can easily make adjustments in the moment.

    New skill practice should occur when you are fresh then evolve to the end of the day when you’re curious if you can execute when fatigued.  Those same skills can be tested in the middle of a training day after you believe you have grasped the skill.

    Intensity = Explanation of the desired level of effort for this exercise.

  • It’s hard to take physical training slow but consistency is key.  Your skills training can quickly intensify but the quality of the learning can be stunted because of mental fatigue.  It takes time to get good but once you’re there it stays with you for a long time.

    Tips = An exercise might have suggestions on how best to execute the exercise.

References for this exercise

The references below provide clarity by explaining the key terms in a concise manner.

  • Normal Practice of 2-3 hours

    Set = Definition for what makes a “Set” during this exercise.

  • Track in broad terms what you did that day.  In the end you might find what keeps you excited to apply yourself to the training.

    Record = What and how to record relevant data to track any changes.

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    Definitions = Explanation of a term.